Beware of using pirated Windows 7 OS

Well a Pirated OS is never something you want to have on your computer because things like this can happen also with pirated software comes the Legal risk (Massive Fine and Copyright Infringement which in the United States is $250,000 fine and five years in prison). But that is if they catch you or Microsoft in this case decides to press charges which is in their right to do. But back to the Pirated OS that your friends has. It is quite possible that someone created a back door to where his computer is connecting to the controllers computer or a server the controller owns also it is possible that even with the Virus Scanner that this person is using the same protocol that is used by Windows to establish a Remote connection which would explain how the Virus Scanner isn't picking up on it. If the users is actually just using the Remote Connection function on the Windows 7 then it could be easily stopped but not after he has done what ever he wanted with it. But if it isn't this he is using but a program or modified Windows which by the way Virus Scanners are going to be ineffective on a already Compromised system ie a Pirated OS as the OS will have different files and different code running through it to get around it reporting it to Microsoft. As Windows is programmed to do your friend is also putting at risk everything he does on the Computer from banking to logging into what ever websites or applications he uses as the OS could have Keyloggers and other Malware that the Virus Scanner will not be able to pick up or detect because of how badly Compromised OSes are. Your friend would be better off downloading an Linux OS and using that over risking the massive amount of Personal Information he is likely giving to someone. I would suggest Ubuntu which can be downloaded here http://www.ubuntu.com If he the computer is a Dual core or Quad Core make sure that he downloads the 64bit version of Ubuntu over the standard version which is 32 bit unless it is a single core in which case use the 32 bit version.

I have not heard of such incident before of using pirated Windows! There is always a risk of using pirated windows, but it is common phenomenon in our country to use pirated Windows!

Damn, that is scary. And there are many pirated software all over the world. But it could be something else. I don't know much about computers. but that is one thing I do not want to happen to me.

It is not the OS is the culprit. Maybe the person installed a software that can control your computer. Try to check the programs you have maybe there's Logmein, teamviewer or other remote software installed.

I can only say is don't use pirated software if you don't know how to properly protect yourself. For most end users with limited knowledge who only know how to use the apps, stick to legit software. For better protection, try installing Threatfire. It monitors the behavior of running programs and blocks any suspicious activity until you manually allow the program to continue.