[access-uk] Re: Spyware, courtesyof Sony: Sony's long-term rootkit CD woes

  • From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 23:34:30 -0000

Hi,

For anyone who hasn't read the original blog I would recommend it.  Just
search for Sony Rootkit on the search engine or I will send you the link
if I can find it again.  It is frightening to say the least!

Andrew.

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Subject: [access-uk] Spyware, courtesyof Sony: Sony's long-term rootkit
CD woes 

Don't know if these CDs of Sony's have made it to the UK, but if they
have then, if your spyware is up-to-date, it should be notifying you of
Sony's 'Rootkit' virus-like software being installed, should you put
that Christmas CD in your CD ROM drive!

According to BBC News Technology, 21 November,
"The Sony case started innocently enough with a Halloween day blog
posting by Mark Russinovich, an intrepid computer security researcher. 

Mr Russinovich discovered his own tale of horror - Sony was using a
copy-protection TPM on some of its CDs that quietly installed a software
program known as a "rootkit" on users' computers."

More at:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4456970.stm

So, as a BBC presenter well known to this list might say, 'Take care
now.'

Ray

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