Don’t like the Sony rootkit? Don’t run the uninstaller!
November 15th, 2005
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UPDATE!
Sony XCP DRM - What does it mean to YOU?
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Alex Halderman and I have confirmed that Sony’s Web-based XCP uninstallation utility exposes users to serious security risk. Under at least some circumstances, running Sony’s Web-based uninstaller opens a huge security hole on your computer. We have a working demonstration exploit.
More soon ...
Will this issue ever end?
- Immunization against the Sony uninstaller
- Removing the Sony rootkit without using the installer (PDF download)
- XCP/First 4 Internet information
- Secunia - Sony CD First4Internet XCP CodeSupport uninstallation ActiveX control vulnerability
- You can no longer uninstall Sony XCP DRM
- Sony DRM on 500,000 networks (oh, and another flaw discovered)
- Sony DRM code violates open source LGPL license and uninstaller opens a big security hole!
- Don't like the Sony rootkit? Don't run the uninstaller!
- December - Freak-out month for Sony music customers
- Removing the Sony DRM rootkit (and some good news from Microsoft)
- It’s MY PC!
- Second variant of the Sony DRM trojan detected by BitDefender
- SonyBMG DRM Customer Survival Kit
- Sophos releases tool to “detect and disable” cloaking for Sony’s DRM copy-protection
- Sophos to unmask Sony DRM
- Bot uses Sony DRM to hide on PCs
- The EFF on Sony-BMG XCP copy protection
- Sony installs hidden utilities when you play CDs
- It’s not just Sony that use rootkits …
- Sony patching copy-protected CDs … kinda
- BBC News picks up on Sony’s bad behavior
- Sony and CD standards
- Sony replaces rootkit DRM technology with non-rootkit technology
- Another thing that Sony needs to do
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