Friday, November 11, 2005

Sony/BGM CDs install rootkits on PCs

Listen up, people. I personally don't buy CDs anymore, but for those of you who do, watch out. Certain CDs from Sony artists are installing rootkits on Windows machines. Just read some articles if you're in the dark.
Basically, in the effort to counteract piracy, if you want play these discs in your computer, you have to agree to install some software on your computer. It's a DRM, but a bad one. Because now, hackers are taking advantage of it. I think it may even do it if you want to rip the music onto your computer for mp3s.
UPDATED: Microsoft 'Concerned' by Sony DRM
and
First Trojan using Sony DRM spotted


List of CDs that have the "bug": Are You Infected by Sony-BMG's Rootkit?


*UPDATE: Sony Stops Production of Content Protection CDs (via Gizmodo)
Sony BMG announced that they will be temporarily suspending the production of CDs containing the First4InternetXCP content protection. Why you may ask? Well they tried to stop the hax0rs of the world from stealing music, so the hax0rs used Sony’s technology to exploit a Trojan virus. Touché Sony!

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