About the Sony Rootkit
07 Nov 2005 03:23 PM / Filed in: I.T.
Sony includes malicious software in Get Right with the man, the latest Van Zant album, to prevent you from copying the CD but also cloaks itself and would crash your Windows system if you try to remove it.
After complaints, Sony released a "patch" to fix the issue. However, the patch just makes things worse. Bruce Schneier, a renowned security expert, made an entry in his blog about this subject. He has links to excellent information on the issue at hand. A recommended read.
This is sad and it erodes what little confidence I still have in companies such as Sony. It looks like they are spreading their rootkit to other records as well, such as the latest album from Chris Botti (look at the Amazon users' comments).
And that's why I keep advising getting your music from eMusic and other serious companies that have no DRM or any other stupid protection mechanism.
After complaints, Sony released a "patch" to fix the issue. However, the patch just makes things worse. Bruce Schneier, a renowned security expert, made an entry in his blog about this subject. He has links to excellent information on the issue at hand. A recommended read.
This is sad and it erodes what little confidence I still have in companies such as Sony. It looks like they are spreading their rootkit to other records as well, such as the latest album from Chris Botti (look at the Amazon users' comments).
And that's why I keep advising getting your music from eMusic and other serious companies that have no DRM or any other stupid protection mechanism.