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| From | Michael Coxe <audities@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: [Fwd: Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far] |
| Date | Wed, 2 Nov 2005 17:08:36 -0800 |
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Skipping JB's comment for the moment, there's a good writeup on
Freedom to Tinker [ http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=920 ].
...from that link:
"If you're using a recent version of Windows, you can protect yourself
against this type of software, and some other security risks, by
disabling autorun."
I'm surprised that RootKits aren't covered under anti-terrorism laws.
...only half :)
- michael
On 11/2/05, Sam Smith <sam@lullabypit.com> wrote:
> Whoa. This is NOT acceptable. The explanation is a bit tech-arcane, but
> very detailed.
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far
>
> http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html
>
> Short version, in order to protect their intellectual property
> copy-protected Sony music CDs install copy protection on your computer.
> This includes something called a "root kit". For those of you who don't
> know, this is very bad juju. System instability etc. is the least of the
> problems. Sadly, the kit they install is not even a competently
> constructed one.
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