Sony uses rootkit as DRM on its CDs

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Udhay Shankar N <udhay () pobox com>
Date: November 1, 2005 7:02:31 AM EST
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Sony uses rootkit as DRM on its CDs

Dave,

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

Udhay

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((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))


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