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Sony CD Copy Protection Relies On Hacker Rootkit |
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AplusWebMaster writes "FYI...
- http://www.techweb.com/wire/173402272
November 02, 2005
Security researchers have identified a rootkit -- software used by hackers to hide their malicious code from anti-virus and anti-spyware defenses -- within the copy protection scheme Sony BMG Music Entertainment uses to prevent music CDs from being copied to computers.
Once the rootkit is there, there's no direct way to uninstall it, said Mikko Hyppönen, F-Secure's chief research officer, in an online brief. The system is implemented in a way that makes it possible for viruses (or any other malicious program) to use the rootkit to hide themselves. too. This may lead to a situation where the virus remains undetected even if the user has got updated antivirus software installed.
More here: http://castlecops.com/postlite137305-.html
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