gregh wrote:

A) Get a LEGAL copy never a pirated version!

B) Yes info is sent back whenever you do a Windows Update over the
web.

C) Yes you can be remotely disabled with some stuff. This extends to
other products, too, though.

D) If they can remotely disable, it is unlikely that a firewall would
stop them. As you well know, anyone with the ability and desire to
get onto your machine online can only be stopped by pulling the plug!

Anyone reading the post from gregh, King of retards, should also read this:

http://kadaitcha.ath.cx/bio.htm#peanut_gallery