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|Microsoft Corporation<ref>https://news.microsoft.com/2004/02/12/statement-from-microsoft-regarding-illegal-posting-of-windows-2000-source-code/</ref>}} Despite the warnings, the archive containing the leaked code spread widely on the file-sharing networks. On 2004-02-16, an exploit allegedly discovered by an individual studying the leaked source code for certain versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer was reported. | |Microsoft Corporation<ref>https://news.microsoft.com/2004/02/12/statement-from-microsoft-regarding-illegal-posting-of-windows-2000-source-code/</ref>}} Despite the warnings, the archive containing the leaked code spread widely on the file-sharing networks and, even later, on open-source repository websites. On 2004-02-16, an exploit allegedly discovered by an individual studying the leaked source code for certain versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer was reported. On 2015-04-15, a repository containing the leaked NT 4.0 source code was removed from GitHub at Microsoft's request<ref>https://torrentfreak.com/microsoft-takes-pirated-windows-nt-4-0-source-code-offline-150415/</ref>, although other repositories hosting the Windows 2000 source code continued to exist in the same website. | ||
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