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Patch issued for Sony CD uninstaller

November 22, 2005 SunnComm Technologies issues a patch for a serious security flaw in its uninstallation program. TAGS: SunnComm Technologies, uninstaller, copy protection, patch, Sony Corp., CD, security

New Sony CD risk identified

November 19, 2005 Label says it will work with Princeton researchers on fix for copy-protection software uninstaller. TAGS: SunnComm Technologies, First 4 Internet Ltd., copy protection, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp., uninstaller, researcher, CD, security

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. TAGS: First 4 Internet Ltd., Computer Associates International Inc., copy protection, rootkit, Symantec Corp., Sony Corp., security company, antivirus company, antivirus, CD, virus, security, technique, hard drive

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. TAGS: copy protection, First 4 Internet Ltd., Sony Corp., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, CD, rootkit, malicious software, MP3, virus, hard drive, PC, security

Sony's CD scheme backfires

November 14, 2005 Do employees who play music CDs with Sony's antipiracy rootkit pose a security risk? TAGS: rootkit, copy protection, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp., security risk, CD, antipiracy, virus, security, music, PC

New Sony CD security risk found

December 7, 2005 Record label fixes hole in copy-protection software exposed by digital rights group, security researchers. TAGS: SunnComm Technologies, record label, copy protection, First 4 Internet Ltd., label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp., computer security, rootkit, CD, patch, security, security company, researcher, virus, U.S.

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. TAGS: copy protection, rootkit, security risk, Sony Corp., researcher, trojan horse, instruction, CD, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, security, blog, hard drive

Will Sony's DRM nightmare affect future policies?

November 12, 2005 Readers weigh in on the security debacle surrounding Sony's rootkit music CDs. TAGS: rootkit, digital-rights management, copy protection, Sony Corp., nightmare, CD, security, music

Sony fixes security hole in CDs, again

December 8, 2005 Princeton researchers warn against using latest copy protection software patch, leading the label to work on a new fix. TAGS: antipiracy, Sony Corp., security hole, patch, copy protection, CD, security, researcher

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. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, rootkit, anti-spyware, copy protection, security tool, CD, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., technique, Microsoft Windows, software company, security, PC, music

Week in review: Sony's sour note

November 18, 2005 Sony BMG finds itself singing the blues this week, after copy protection on many of its CDs struck a sour note on fans' PCs. TAGS: rootkit, copy protection, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, record label, Websense Inc., U.N., label, Week in review, CD, Sony Corp., security, note, agreement, U.S., PC, Microsoft Windows

This week in security

November 4, 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment got some static over a potential security problem in some copy-protected CDs. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, security problem, Cisco IOS, Black Hat, patch management, router, copy protection, Cisco Systems Inc., security, patch, virus, researcher, CD, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, copy protection, rootkit, production, CD, Sony Corp., malicious code, virus, security, PC

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. TAGS: rootkit, hacker, copy protection, McAfee Inc., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp., expert, Windows PC, trojan horse, threat, security, CD, PC, operating system

Sony settles with FTC in rootkit case

January 30, 2007 Proposed agreement includes barring Sony BMG from installing copy protection software on CDs without users' consent. TAGS: proposed settlement, rootkit, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, settlement, antipiracy, copy protection, CD, Sony Corp., agreement, security

Attack targets Sony 'rootkit' fix

November 16, 2005 Security firm reports Web sites intended to exploit a flaw in a Sony program designed to remedy security problems in copy-protected CDs. TAGS: Websense Inc., rootkit, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp., digital-rights management, uninstaller, copy protection, computer science, flaw, malicious code, professor, security, CD, Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft fixes potential antipiracy hole

February 17, 2005 Japanese programmers spotlight flaw in Redmond's antipiracy protections, but the company moves to block the hack. TAGS: David Caulton, antipiracy, digital-rights management, hack, Microsoft Windows Media Player, copy protection, Windows Media, hacker, flaw, programmer, media player, Redmond, spyware, security, programming, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Sony's rootkit fiasco

November 21, 2005 The storm over the record label's antipiracy software raises questions about who owns the desktop and what exactly is a rootkit. TAGS: rootkit, Sony Corp., CD, uninstaller, copy protection, antipiracy, spyware, security, open source, MP3

Sony BMG faces the music

November 30, 2005 Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why legal woes are mounting for the record label over its CD fiasco. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, SunnComm Technologies, uninstaller, copy protection, CD, Sony Corp., rootkit, Texas, attorney, California, music, researcher, security
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