It doesn't even matter if this one is the "real deal" or not. The real deal will be out there fast enough. The crack for Max 5's protection key thingy was out within a week of the release. The keygens for lots of programs are circulated separately from the installation files. How is it acting like 12 year olds to simply discuss the issue? If it's the real deal, Curious will find out and try to squash it, and they'll fail. If it's a virus, they will do the dance of joy, and then the real deal will come along. Phoenix