RE: Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far

["Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>]

> > Does anyone have the EULA for this? I'm curious as to whether or not it
explicitly states that it installs rootkit-like software.

The Russinovich piece
(http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.h
tml) deals with this issue. No, the EULA doesn't mention it, and gives the
false impression the software is uninstallable.

Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
http://security.eweek.com/
http://blog.ziffdavis.com/seltzer
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larryseltzer () ziffdavis com 


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