Re: Sony DRM Rootkit

From: Ray Vingnutte (rvmospam_at_againnospam.our.uk)
Date: 11/03/05 

Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 19:36:04 +0000

On 01 Nov 2005 18:44:38 GMT
"nemo_outis" <abc@xyz.com> wrote:

> Here's a shocker: rootkit installed by Sony!
>
> Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far
> http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-
> rights.html
>
> Regards,
>

It's made the BBC headlines

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4400148.stm

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