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Blog Included is the WHOLE agonising process of fishing out the sony rootkit from his computer, then telling the world about it. Mark Russinovich is the man who blew the whistle on the sony rootkit fiasco.
[November 5, 2008, 10:24]
Renaissance development for enlightened users: no thanks!
Blog Comment Included is the WHOLE agonising process of fishing out the sony rootkit from his computer. Mark Russinovich is the man who blew the whistle on the sony rootkit fiasco. Adrian.Yes that kind of automation was in my mind, along with the kind of...
[October 26, 2008, 13:01]
Amid rootkit fiasco, Sony's ray of hope
Leader In 2005, the company put rootkit software on its music CDs, and infected millions of customer PCs with secret spy software. For long-term students of technology, Sony rates as one of the most frustrating companies on the planet.
[August 31, 2007, 17:09]
Sony pleads innocent in latest rootkit fiasco
News Sony claims the rootkit-like behaviour of a device driver used to run its biometric Micro Vault USB drive was unintentional. Sony Sweden representative Fredrik Fagerstedt told local press this week that sometimes even actions undertaken with "good...
[August 31, 2007, 9:11]
Anything Sony
Talkback I refuse to buy anything carrying the Sony brand, due to their "rootkit" fiasco.
[August 28, 2007, 13:34]
Security experts warn of Sony 'hidden files'
News The manner of installing and hiding software on users' PCs is reminiscent of Sony BMG's attempt two years ago to protect music copyright by installing rootkit software. Tolvenan believes Sony's intention was to protect the fingerprint...
[August 28, 2007, 8:37]
Utility cracks Microsoft DRM
News Some music companies have in the past included DRM on physical audio CDs, but all have now dropped this approach in the wake of incidents such as the Sony "rootkit" debacle. In that episode, Sony was caught out hiding DRM software on some of its...
[July 16, 2007, 13:51]
Sony BMG sues over DRM debacle
Blog The company provided software called XCP, which was found to install a rootkit-like application on systems, and caused widespread dismay. Music giant Sony BMG is to sue one of the companies involved in creating its digital rights management...
[July 16, 2007, 12:27]
Government rejects calls for DRM ban
News The petition, created by blogger Neil Holmes, also cited the All-Party Internet Group's investigation into DRM last year, which demanded safeguards for consumers against invasive technologies such as the rootkit-like program used by Sony on some...
[February 20, 2007, 12:47]
Microsoft launches 'PlayReady' DRM system
News Sony was widely attacked after using a rootkit-like application to hide content protection on some music CDs, and earlier this month Apple's Steve Jobs called on the music industry to drop its use of DRM.
[February 12, 2007, 16:00]
UK deal
Talkback Rather foolishly, I purchased 'Cream Sumer 2006' after the Rootkit stories had been circulating a while - thinking that any software would have an [OK] button now, or something to that effect. Are there any signs of a UK/European deal in a similar...
[December 21, 2006, 16:28]
Sony's rootkit woes aren't over
News First, Sony hasn't placed any DRM on CDs since the the rootkit ordeal surfaced. However, the deal with California and Texas won't be the end of the "rootkit" fiasco for the music giant. The feature is known as a rootkit.
[December 21, 2006, 8:20]
Shame on Sony
Talkback Its a shame that a big company like Sony is so out of touch with consumers. Millions spent on offering products it wants consumers to have and not products that the consumer wants to have.
[December 20, 2006, 15:59]
The new devil
Talkback I would of like to see the fine higher, really damage Sony. Ah well, even Bill Gates has been quoted in saying that DRM is the wrong way to go about beating privacy. Its a shocking example of a poor idea that had the backing of very poor people!
[December 20, 2006, 9:51]
They (Sony) DID not get the word OUT
Talkback Went on line to try to find out what was up - came across ALL kinds of stuff of Sony DRM - Called the store I got it from - BEST BUYs - one year after all this went down THEY still haven't heard anything about this problem.
[November 9, 2006, 16:24]
Anti-DRM day announced
News However, incidents such as last year's Sony rootkit debacle — when people who played certain CDs on their computers unwittingly downloaded software that made them more vulnerable to viruses and spyware — highlighted the serious risks involved in...
[September 1, 2006, 13:55]
Siggraph audience takes Sony to task on DRM
News Many expressed anger over Sony's use of "rootkit" anticopying software as a means of protecting copyright. I am not here to talk about rootkit. "More choice for you" is the argument a Sony executive repeatedly made when questioned about digital...
[August 2, 2006, 10:10]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog But we're losing a very valuable independent mind — Russinovich was the person who analysed and broke the Sony rootkit story. Wednesday 19/7/2006 There is a worried look in many an IT support person's eyes today.
[July 21, 2006, 19:15]
Police arrest suspected virus writers
News McAfee's UK security consultant Greg Day said that as well as installing a backdoor, the Trojan would also attempt to hide itself by exploiting the rootkit-like properties of any Sony BMG digital rights management software installed on a system.
[June 27, 2006, 16:45]
Microsoft draws fire for stealth test programme
Talkback Sony's rootkit got blasted worldwide. Yet deploying beta software with unclear real goals (why would a one time validation tool need to phone home daily? as a high priority security update amounts to nothing really.
[June 15, 2006, 0:43]
