[IP] more on Sony uses rootkit as DRM on its CDs
Begin forwarded message:
From: Denis Russell <D.M.Russell@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: November 5, 2005 5:28:16 AM EST
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Sony uses rootkit as DRM on its CDs
Dave,
Re:
From: Udhay Shankar N <udhay@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: November 1, 2005 7:02:31 AM EST
via boingboing, an interesting (not to mention anger-inducing)
story of how the DRM on a Sony CD installed a rootkit on a
customer's PC:
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-
rights.html
A colleague has pointed me to the following "lebverage" of Sony's
generous efforts::
"World of Warcraft hackers using Sony BMG rootkit
Published: 2005-11-03
Want to cheat in your online game and not get caught? Just buy a Sony
BMG copy protected CD.
World of Warcraft hackers have confirmed that the hiding capabilities
of Sony BMG's content protection software can make tools made for
cheating in the online world impossible to detect. The software--
deemed a "rootkit" by many security experts--is shipped with tens of
thousands of the record company's music titles.
..."
See
http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/34
Denis.
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