[dba-Tech] RooktKit - What's That

Or, for just a general overview...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rootkit
  Mark

 On 11/8/05, Jon Tydda <jon at tydda.plus.com> wrote:
>
> 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-----
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> [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.
>
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