Containing 95 % Malware Pirated Software

President Director of Microsoft Indonesia , Andrew Diantoro said , many pirated software circulating in Indonesia contain dangerous malware . Malware or malicious software is able to transfer data without the user's knowledge to outside parties and utilize such personal information .

" 95 per cent , there is malware in pirated software , " said Andreas in Microsoft Office Indonesia in Jakarta , Monday ( 03/03/2014 ) . It reveals data from research conducted at the software giant company in October 2013 .

Furthermore, he said he had observed the pirated software and capture the activity of malicious software or malware . " This malware can capture , movement ( movement ) can be seen , " he said . This malware can slow PC performance , because it takes up memory by working outside the user's knowledge .

At a certain moment , the PC files collected by this malware can then be sent to the person who makes the malware . It occurs when the PC connected to the Internet .

He specifies that in Indonesia , there are approximately 70 percent of software is pirated Windows OS and 90 percent of pirated Office applications . The rest is the original software , stronger protection with protection against malware .

Given 8 April 2014 Microsoft will discontinue support for the Windows XP Security Updates , the company is headquartered in Redmond , United States encourages migration to Windows 8 Pro and Office updates. Andrew revealed that Windows 8 has advantages over Windows 7 or XP .

The number one in Indonesia revealed that Microsoft Windows 8 has a Windows Store , where users can download a variety of applications in it . This application is not arbitrary , because it has been through the certification and guaranteed security for Windows OS . " Windows 8 is no antivirus , " said Andreas .