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Re: Sony to patch copy-protected,
From: Rob Thompson <my.security.lists () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 14:29:21 -0800
Can you say "backpeddle" ? Reading this stuff is almost enough to make me want to yank my Sony DVD Burner out of my pc and drive over it a few times. Just because it's a Sony... Sad part is the patch that they are pushing out via their website attempts to install itself via ActiveX. As far as I know, doing it that way, doesn't that mean that they are taking away our ability to see what exactly they are doing to our machine when they "patch" it? As there isn't an actual executable that can be taken apart and analyzed? Even worse than that, to get the removal tool, you have to apply for it with Sony. And then they will decide if you can have it? What's up with that. Too little, too late. On 11/2/05, Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
Via C|Net News. [snip] Sony BMG Music Entertainment and a technology partner are working with antivirus companies on a fix for a potential security problem in some copy-protected CDs. Earlier in the week, security experts said that anticopying technology used by Sony BMG could be adapted by virus writers to hide malicious software on the hard drives of computers that have played one of the CDs. The antipiracy tool is included on many of Sony BMG's latest music releases, from Van Zant to My Morning Jacket. Sony BMG's technology partner First 4 Internet, a British company, said Wednesday that it has released a patch to antivirus companies that will eliminate the copy-protection software's ability to hide. In consequence, it will also prevent virus writers from cloaking their work using the copy-protection tools. The record label and First 4 Internet will post a similar patch on Sony BMG's Web site for consumers to download directly, the companies said. [snip] http://news.com.com/Sony+to+patch+copy-protected+CD/2100-7355_3-5928608.html - ferg -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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Current thread:
- Sony to patch copy-protected, Fergie (Nov 02)
- Re: Sony to patch copy-protected, Rob Thompson (Nov 02)
- Re: Sony to patch copy-protected, Blue Boar (Nov 02)
- Re: Sony to patch copy-protected, Nick FitzGerald (Nov 02)
- Re: Sony to patch copy-protected, Rob Thompson (Nov 02)
- Re: Sony to patch copy-protected, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah (Nov 02)
- Re: Sony to patch copy-protected, Rob Thompson (Nov 02)
- Re[2]: Sony to patch copy-protected, Pierre Vandevenne (Nov 02)
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- Re: Re[2]: Sony to patch copy-protected, Dude VanWinkle (Nov 02)
- Re: Re[2]: Sony to patch copy-protected, Nick FitzGerald (Nov 02)
- Re[4]: Sony to patch copy-protected, Pierre Vandevenne (Nov 03)
- Re: Sony to patch copy-protected, Rob Thompson (Nov 02)