[pchelpers] News:Sony Issues Patch As Hackers Pounce On Rootkit

Sony's patch removes the cloaking technology it's been using for audio 
CDs--but hackers are already talking about ways to use the rootkit to 
hide their own illegal code. 
 By Gregg Keizer
TechWeb News

Nov 3, 2005 02:04 PM
 Reacting to criticism of its CD copy protection, Sony on Wednesday 
posted a patch that reveals files previously hidden by a rootkit. But 
that may be closing the barn door after the horses bolted, since hackers 
are already discussing ways to use the rootkit to conceal their own code.

Wednesday, Sony put a patch on its Web site that "removes the cloaking 
technology component on SONY BMG content protected CDs," according to a 
statement on the site. The patch can be downloaded and installed while 
online, or a 3.6MB file can be retrieved for later installation.

More here:
http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=173402819

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