Monty Solomon (monty@roscom.com) Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:02:38 -0500

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More on the Sony DRM ... Are You Infected by Sony-BMG's Rootkit? EFF has confirmed the presence of XCP on the following titles http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004144.php Excerpt from XCP.Sony.Rootkit http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=453096362 Furthermore, XCP.Sony.Rootkit installs a device driver, specifically a CD-ROM filter driver, which intercepts calls to the CD-ROM drive. If any process other than the included Music Player (player.exe) attempts to read the audio section of the CD, the filter driver inserts seemingly random noise into the returned data making the music unlistenable. Trojan horse exploits Sony DRM copy protection vulnerability Sophos issues tool to detect and disable "cloaking" flaw exploited by Trojans http://sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2005/11/stinxe.html Now the Legalese Rootkit: Sony-BMG's EULA November 09, 2005 If you thought XCP "rootkit" copy-protection on Sony-BMG CDs was bad, perhaps you'd better read the 3,000 word (!) end-user license agreement (aka "EULA") that comes with all these CDs. http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004145.php Calif. Lawsuit Targets Sony http://blogs.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2005/11/calif_ny_lawsui.html Perspective: Why they say spyware is good for you By Declan McCullagh Published: November 7, 2005, 4:00 AM PST http://news.com.com/2010-1071-5934150.html Sony gets an earful over CD software Program to block music piracy prompts privacy, security worries Carrie Kirby, Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, November 11, 2005 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/11/11/MNGFMFMNV61.DTL

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