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Warning: Sony music CD installs Rootkit in Windows, may crash Media Center! Dana Cline - MVP 11-01-2005
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Posted by Dana Cline - MVP on November 1, 2005, 9:09 am
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 Many of you may know of SysInternals, and the great low-level Windows
utilities they make. Well, they've found that certain Sony music CDs install
a rootkit in Windows (cloaked files, difficult to remove). Furthermore, it
is alleged that this rootkit may be responsible for some Media Center
crashes. Full article with comments here:

http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html

This software is installed without permission and may violate many states
anti-spyware laws. So, if you're going to buy DRM'ed CDs, be real careful!
Better yet, don't buy them! Hit them where it hurts - in the wallet!

I don't normally post this sort of message, but figured I should make an
exception here because this is particularly heinous.

Dana Cline - MCE MVP




Posted by kalev- on November 1, 2005, 4:22 pm
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 Dana Cline - MVP wrote:

> Well, they've found that certain Sony music CDs install
> a rootkit in Windows (cloaked files, difficult to remove). Furthermore, it
> is alleged that this rootkit may be responsible for some Media Center
> crashes. Full article with comments here:
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html

So you read /. too? :-)
Quite an interesting read.



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