Disabling the spyware portion of MGA

Firewallleaktester.com is releasing a defang utility for Microsoft Genuine Advantage:

A firewall testing website has released a tool it says will spike Microsoft’s controversial WGA tool.

Firewallleaktester.com is careful to state its RemoveWGA tool does not affect the "validation" element of Microsoft's WGA software.

The company's tool targets the "notifications" element of the WGA tool, preventing it from repeatedly connecting back to Microsoft to transmit information about users' software set-up.

More information on the nasty little "upgrade" is available here.