more on Sony BMG rootkit can affect Macs too...

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Steven Champeon <schampeo () hesketh com>
Date: November 11, 2005 11:01:42 AM EST
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Cc: joehall () pobox com
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 () gmail com>
> Date: November 10, 2005 11:30:44 PM EST
> To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Sony BMG rootkit can affect Macs too...
> Reply-To: joehall () pobox com
>
> 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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