[IP] more on Sony uses rootkit as DRM on its CDs

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Denis Russell <D.M.Russell@ncl.ac.uk>
Date: November 5, 2005 5:28:16 AM EST
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] more on Sony uses rootkit as DRM on its CDs

Dave,
	Re:

> From: Udhay Shankar N <udhay@pobox.com>
> Date: November 1, 2005 7:02:31 AM EST
>
> via boingboing, an interesting (not to mention anger-inducing)  
> story of how the DRM on a Sony CD installed a rootkit on a  
> customer's PC:
> http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital- 
> rights.html

A colleague has pointed me to the following "lebverage" of Sony's  
generous efforts::

"World of Warcraft hackers using Sony BMG rootkit
Published: 2005-11-03


Want to cheat in your online game and not get caught? Just buy a Sony  
BMG copy protected CD.
World of Warcraft hackers have confirmed that the hiding capabilities  
of Sony BMG's content protection software can make tools made for  
cheating in the online world impossible to detect. The software-- 
deemed a "rootkit" by many security experts--is shipped with tens of  
thousands of the record company's music titles.
..."

See

  http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/34

	Denis.

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