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FAQ: Sony's 'rootkit' CDs
November 11, 2005
Sony's copy protection could help hide new viruses on a PC. Here's what you need to know to protect yourself.
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rootkit
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computer security company
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presence
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computer user
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computer security
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Sony Corp.
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security company
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CD
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trojan horse
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PC
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hard drive
Microsoft, Macrovision align on copy protection
February 1, 2005
Companies strike antipiracy deal aimed at stopping analog copies of movies, TV shows.
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Macrovision Corp.
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copy
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Microsoft Corp.
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movie
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DVD
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operating system
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Microsoft Windows
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video
Patch issued for Sony CD uninstaller
November 22, 2005
SunnComm Technologies issues a patch for a serious security flaw in its uninstallation program.
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SunnComm Technologies
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copy protection
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uninstaller
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Sony Corp.
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CD
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security
Sony offers new CDs, MP3s for recalled discs
November 18, 2005
Customers can exchange a copy-protected CD for authorized MP3 downloads and a new, unprotected CD.
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First 4 Internet Ltd.
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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Sony Corp.
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CD
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MP3
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virus
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security
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PC
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hard drive
Hackers build backdoor into iTunes
March 19, 2005
New software by "DVD Jon" allows online music purchases without copy protection.
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PyMusique
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copy protection
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programmer
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online music
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song
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online music company
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Apple iTunes
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Apple iTunes Music Store
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Apple Computer
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hacker
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digital-rights management
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project
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Linux
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DVD
Microsoft will wipe Sony's 'rootkit'
November 13, 2005
Security tools will detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when music CDs are played.
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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rootkit
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copy protection
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security tool
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anti-spyware
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CD
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Sony Corp.
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software company
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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security
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PC
Sony halts production of 'rootkit' CDs
November 11, 2005
Decision to suspend manufacture of music CDs with the copy-protection tool comes after viruses exploited the technology.
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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production
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rootkit
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CD
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virus
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PC
Blu-Ray chooses antipiracy plan
August 10, 2005
New discs will use Advanced Access Content System being developed by consortium of studios and tech companies.
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DVD
'DVD Jon' reopens iTunes backdoor
March 22, 2005
Apple Computer's music store is once again exposed to copy-protection-free sales.
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Apple iTunes
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Apple Computer
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blog posting
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Linux
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blog
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music
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DVD
Microsoft sues over source code theft
September 26, 2006
Alleged hacker known as "Viodentia" broke through copy-protection tools using Redmond's own code, company charges.
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source code
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Redmond
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Napster Inc.
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digital media
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SDK
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Microsoft Zune
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Windows Media
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digital-rights management
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Microsoft Corp.
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developer
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Yahoo! Inc.
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movie
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Microsoft Windows
New copy-proof DVDs on the way?
February 15, 2005
Hackers broke through the antipiracy wrappers on DVDs years ago. Macrovision says it can now plug that hole--mostly.
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Macrovision Corp.
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antipiracy
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The Walt Disney Co.
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Hollywood
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DVD
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studio
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analog
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DVD player
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movies
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brand
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video
New DVDs already sparking copy-protection confusion
February 16, 2006
Consumer confusion over what computers will need to play the new high-definition DVDs is already beginning.
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HD-DVD
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DVD
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monitor
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Blu-ray
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HDTV
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HDMI
Sony recalls risky 'rootkit' CDs
November 15, 2005
Sony BMG recalls millions of copy-protected CDs, but more security risks are spotted in what the uninstaller has left behind.
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CD
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instruction
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blog
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security
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New Sony CD risk identified
November 19, 2005
Label says it will work with Princeton researchers on fix for copy-protection software uninstaller.
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SunnComm Technologies
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copy protection
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First 4 Internet Ltd.
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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uninstall
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researcher
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uninstaller
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Sony Corp.
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security
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CD
Sony's CD scheme backfires
November 14, 2005
Do employees who play music CDs with Sony's antipiracy rootkit pose a security risk?
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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Sony Corp.
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CD
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security
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virus
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PC
Anticopying fight mars mobile music
May 5, 2005
Carriers say fees for copy-protection standards are too high--and they're threatening to go elsewhere.
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carrier
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standards
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mobile phone
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Europe
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cell phone
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music
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Apple Computer
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Sony Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
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video
What makes a rootkit?
November 21, 2005
The Sony copy-protection fiasco has moved the term from hacker lingo to a threat known and feared by ordinary PC owners.
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rootkit
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copy protection
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hacker
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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Windows PC
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Sony Corp.
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expert
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McAfee Inc.
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threat
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security
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trojan horse
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CD
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PC
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operating system
Hollywood allies sue DVD jukebox maker
December 7, 2004
Studios' technology group says the company's $27,000 home theater system is illegal.
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DVD
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jukebox
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lawsuit
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consumer electronics
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license
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home theater system
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Hollywood
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movies
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Media Center PC
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server
Antivirus firms target Sony 'rootkit'
November 9, 2005
Some security companies say Sony's copy-protection software is merely a pest, others say it is more onerous than that.
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First 4 Internet Ltd.
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copy protection
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Computer Associates International Inc.
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security company
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rootkit
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antivirus company
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Sony Corp.
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Symantec Corp.
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security
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CD
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antivirus
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virus
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hard drive
Politicos wary of changes to copyright law
November 16, 2005
Fearing piracy, they're reluctant to rewrite laws so people can, for legal purposes, bypass copy protection on goods like CDs.
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copy protection
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DMCA
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copyright law
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Rick Boucher
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Rep.
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piracy
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law
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Republican
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purpose
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work
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