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Rootkit worm linked to the Middle East
News On 28 October, FaceTime identified a worm that delivers a rootkit designed to go undetected by the security software used to lock down control of a computer after an initial hack. Subsequent research has revealed that the rootkit worm piggybacking...
[November 18, 2005, 8:25]
Rootkit Hunter
Downloads OS X Rootkit Hunter is based on Michael Boelen's "rootkit hunter" but little modified for easier/better usability on Mac OS X. OS X Rootkit Hunter is scanning tool to detect nasty tools on your Mac.
[April 28, 2007, 19:29]
Court orders Sony to pay rootkit victims
News The software is masked by a "rootkit" that can make the PC more vulnerable to viruses and other hacker attacks. A federal judge on Monday gave final approval to a settlement in a class action suit against Sony BMG Music Entertainment over copy...
[May 23, 2006, 9:55]
Sony plans patch after DRM rootkit row
Talkback Sony's offer to let you download a patch to their "rootkit" really is totally unacceptable. Those CDs are still out there and still virulent. Years or decades from now (I've got lots of CDs over 10 years old) your grandchild is going to pop one of...
[November 5, 2005, 22:35]
Microsoft to delete Sony DRM 'rootkit'
Talkback Really, the whole Sony DRM 'rootkit' thing is just the tip of the iceberg. People. Sony is but one of the big players pushing for this DRM thing. So don't go Boo Sony and Yeah Microsoft on me (And no, it's not just Microsoft pushing for DRM.
[November 14, 2005, 20:31]
A Testing Methodology for Rootkit Removal Effectiveness
White Papers Testing the effectiveness of an anti-rootkit product can prove difficult because of one simple fact. These tools are needed when evaluating anti-virus, anti-spyware or stand-alone anti-rootkit products, but could have little use against certain...
[January 9, 2008, 0:01]
Antivirus firms consider protection against Sony DRM rootkit
Talkback Sony's rootkit DRM is the worst kind of business hubris. Just because you can, doesn't always mean you should.
[November 4, 2005, 17:11]
Windows Rootkit Overview
White Papers The term rootkit originally referred to a collection of tools used to gain administrative access on UNIX operating systems. An unauthorized user would replace the existing tools on the system with the modified versions preventing authorized users...
[December 16, 2006, 0:00]
Antivirus firms consider protection against Sony DRM rootkit
News The DRM software uses what is known as a rootkit, which means that it is invisible to the operating system, to most anti-virus and security software and to IT departments trying to cope with security on user's desktop and notebook PCs.
[November 4, 2005, 16:35]
Are these the Sony rootkit CDs?
News Cyber-rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) claimed on Wednesday to have identified 19 Sony CDs that contain a rootkit-like application that disguises its copy-restriction technology. The discovery of the rootkit last week kicked...
[November 10, 2005, 17:00]
Sony rootkit prompts clampdown on CD use
Talkback It's not the CD, it's the operating system that installs the rootkit. Sony's got no clear conscience here both from the rootkit and from apparently violating copyright by stealing code, but lets call them as they are: the operating system should...
[November 14, 2005, 13:24]
Antivirus firms consider protection against Sony DRM rootkit
Talkback New Sony Digital Camera Installs Rootkit to Stop Photo Sharing It just gets worse . Many consumers are complaining about Sony's new Cybershot DSCP515 camera that installs digital rights management (DRM) software on the person's computer so they are...
[November 14, 2005, 8:58]
OS X Rootkit Hunter
Downloads OS X Rootkit Hunter is based on Michael Boelen`s "rootkit hunter" but little modified for easier/better usability on Mac OS X. OS X Rootkit Hunter is scanning tool to detect nasty tools on your Mac.
[January 11, 2008, 7:00]
Sony plans patch after DRM rootkit row
News The anticopying technology included a tool called a "rootkit", often used by virus writers. A rootkit takes partial control of a computer's operating system at a very deep level in order to hide the presence of files or ongoing processes.
[November 3, 2005, 10:10]
Sony rootkit prompts clampdown on CD use
News Sony's ill-fated decision to include rootkit-like copy-restrictions on some of its music CDs is prompting some companies to review whether they allow their staff to use personal CDs at work. This software uses the same techniques used by rootkit...
[November 14, 2005, 12:50]
Microsoft to delete Sony DRM 'rootkit'
Talkback Thirdly, installing a rootkit is wrong. I find the actions of Sony deplorable and would like to thank Microsoft for putting an end to this nonsense. Firstly, artists and record companies need to be fairly compensated for the work they produce.
[November 14, 2005, 2:00]
Sony offers to replace rootkit CDs
News Customers who have bought a Sony CD that contains rootkit-like copy-restriction technolgies that leaves their PCs vulnerable to attack will be offered an exchange, Sony said on Tuesday. Sony is also withdrawing the affected CDs from its stores...
[November 16, 2005, 6:00]
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]
Sony's rootkit woes aren't over
News 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. First, Sony hasn't placed any DRM on CDs since the the rootkit ordeal surfaced.
[December 21, 2006, 8:20]
Sony DRM rootkit 'legal in the UK'
Talkback This rootkit is 100% unacceptable. Boycott ALL Sony products, right now, right here in the UK.
[November 6, 2005, 15:42]
