Jon Tydda
jon at tydda.plus.com
Tue Nov 8 15:02:20 CST 2005
What he said... For more info, see these: http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.ht ml http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4400148.stm http://www.cnet.com/4520-6033_1-6376177.html?tag=nl.e501 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/01/sony_rootkit_drm/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/03/sony_rootkit_drm/ If that's too much for you, just read the BBC one and go from there. The Sysinternals one is where it all started, but it's a tiny weeny little bit long now... Jon -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Josh McFarlane Sent: 08 November 2005 20:49 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] RooktKit - What's That On 11/8/05, Tina Norris Fields <tinanfields at torchlake.com> wrote: > Jon, > Please tell me what RootKit Revealer is - and why would it be bad to > play a music CD on the computer? > Thanks, > Tina Sony just got in a heap of trouble for installing some software with music CDs that attempts to hide itself and works to keep people from pirating Sony CDs. Funny thing is, if you're not careful and remove it, your CD-Drive goes with it (software-wise). Their software technically isn't a RootKit, but alot of people have coined the phrase. My guess is the RootKit Revealer is something akin to Ad-aware and Spybot that searches and removes it. -- Darsant Silverstring "Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding." -Albert Einstein _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- This email has been verified as Virus free Virus Protection and more available at http://www.plus.net