11-10-2005, 09:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Calgary, Canada
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Warning about Sony BMG copy protected CD's
Do not install the player on Sony BMG CD's. It contains a Rootkit that not only contains spyware it opens security risks for viruses to piggy back on. To top it off it's brutal to uninstall.
I'm boycotting all Sony products as of today.
Sony CD Copy Protection Relies on Hacker Rootkit
http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/173402272
Sony Sued for Rootkit Copy Protection
http://www.informationweek.com/story...leID=173601761
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