Re: the "Sony/BMG" virus

["Greg" <full-disclosure () pchandyman com au>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth Ng" <kenneth.d.ng () gmail com>
To: "Todd Towles" <toddtowles () brookshires com>
Cc: <full-disclosure () lists grok org uk>
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 3:46 AM
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] the "Sony/BMG" virus


> - Right now the program phones home with info every time you play a song. 
> How long before it phones home when you play
> competitors songs?

Question - would a SIMPLE firewall prog that checks outbound connections 
properly (eg, not Win XP firewall) pick up an odd attempt to connect to the 
net? Eg, even if it is hiding and cloaked how did it connect to the net? 
Port 80 for example (anyone remember the original Realplayer "phone home" 
controversy years back?)?

Greg. 

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