[IP] more on Sony BMG rootkit can affect Macs too...
Begin forwarded message:
From: Steven Champeon <schampeo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: November 11, 2005 11:01:42 AM EST
To: David Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: joehall@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [IP] Sony BMG rootkit can affect Macs too...
on Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 07:42:38AM -0500, David Farber wrote:
From: Joseph Lorenzo Hall <joehall@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: November 10, 2005 11:30:44 PM EST
To: Dave Farber <dave@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Sony BMG rootkit can affect Macs too...
Reply-To: joehall@xxxxxxxxx
Sony Music CDs infect Macs, too
<http://www.boingboing.net/2005/11/10/sony_music_cds_infec.html>
First substantial Mac virus maybe? I can't seem to find out how to
disable Mac's autostart (it would be nice if I didn't have to!). -Joe
Hardly a virus - it requires that you provide root/admin authentication
in order to install the files.
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