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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]
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]
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]
Sony outlines rootkit CD recall plan
News Internet, hid traces of itself on hard drives using a powerful programming tool called a "rootkit", a technique sometimes used by virus writers to similarly mask the presence of an infection on a PC. Because of flaws in the rootkit, Sony's software...
[November 21, 2005, 11:00]
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 plans patch after DRM rootkit row
Talkback I'd have thought a rootkit was a very necessary concern. "We want to make sure we allay any unnecessary concerns" Who is this clown?
[November 3, 2005, 11:57]
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]
Sony DRM rootkit 'legal in the UK'
Talkback EULA is not excuse to Sony at all, because "small proprietary software" (that is the rootkit) is installed automatically before user has a chance to accept EULA. This filter driver is installed together with the rootkit that hides it from eyes of...
[November 8, 2005, 10:23]
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]
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 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]
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]
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]
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 offers to replace rootkit CDs
Talkback Why doesn't Sony have a website on which a customer can complain about being sold a CD which contains a Rootkit/Virus? I think Fines and Criminal action is warranted against any executive involved in putting this Virus/Rootkit on the market.
[November 15, 2005, 18:06]
Sony faces multiple lawsuits over DRM rootkit
News The software, created by First 4 Internet, runs even when the CD is not being played, and hides itself using rootkit technology. A large Italian consumer group is the latest organisation to consider legal action against Sony for a particular type...
[November 10, 2005, 16:35]
McAfee launches free anti-rootkit tool
News Security vendor McAfee has released a free anti-rootkit tool. Rootkit Detective, which has been in beta since January, will "help computer users clean their machines of increasingly prevalent hidden malicious code known as rootkits," McAfee said in...
[July 27, 2007, 15:10]
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]
Trojan horses targeting Sony DRM rootkit found
News The discovery of this software last week has caused a storm of protest, as it uses a rootkit-like product to hide itself. If the Sony DRM rootkit is active (hiding) in the system during infection, the [Trojan] will not run at all," F-Secure said on...
[November 10, 2005, 16:25]
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]
