Lamptron gets caught using counterfeit AIDA64 software keys with its LCD-equipped products
Der8auer reports that Lamptron is selling illegal AIDA64 keys with its LCD-equipped products — including LCD air coolers and dedicated LCD hardware monitoring displays. FinalWire Ltd., makers of AIDA64, confirmed to Der8auer that Lamptron is bundling free invalid AIDA64 keys with its products and has been doing so for some time. FinalWire has requested that Lamptron stop this shady practice, but it has not. Der8auer suspects that Lamptron is using some sort of key generator to generate fake AIDA64 keys that will validate, but only on select versions of the software.
The German overclocker first discovered Lamptron's shady tactics through one of his employees who heard about Lamptron AIDA64 product keys not working on a forum two years ago. Deciding to see if this was true or not, Der8auer pulled out a "free" AIDA64 key from his Lampton ST060 air cooler to see if it would work.
He found that the key works as advertised. The box says the AIDA64 key is a "free version and does not support online upgrades." Plugging the key into AIDA64 activates the product without any issues. However, updating AIDA64 caused the key to become invalid (just as the box info says).
