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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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ray's Home
Sent: 22 November 2005 23:04
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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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