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Showing 1-19 of 19 results foundMicrosoft 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.Sony CD protection sparks security concerns
November 1, 2005 Anticopying tools used by SonyBMG could be adapted by virus writers, researchers say.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.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.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.This week in security
November 4, 2005 Sony BMG Music Entertainment got some static over a potential security problem in some copy-protected CDs.Sony rootkit settlement gets final nod
May 23, 2006 Record label must stop using controversial anticopying software and compensate customers, settlement says.Sony to patch copy-protected CD
November 2, 2005 Facing fears that its piracy-proofed CDs could help virus writers, record label is working closely with antivirus companies to offer patch.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.Sony's CD scheme backfires
November 14, 2005 Do employees who play music CDs with Sony's antipiracy rootkit pose a security risk?New Sony CD security risk found
December 7, 2005 Record label fixes hole in copy-protection software exposed by digital rights group, security researchers.This week in the music industry
December 9, 2005 Just when you thought Sony BMG had put its security problems behind it, the company finds a new risk with some of its CDs.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.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.New Sony CD risk identified
November 19, 2005 Label says it will work with Princeton researchers on fix for copy-protection software uninstaller.Sony rootkit victims in every state, researcher says
January 18, 2006 Figures suggest that Florida leads the pack in PCs that have rootkit-like software from Sony's antipiracy tool.Seeking changes to the DMCA
March 31, 2006 Controversial law hinders warnings to consumers on matters like Sony rootkits, security researchers say.'Bots' for Sony CD software spotted online
November 10, 2005 Trojan horses use controversial tool from copy-protected albums to hide on hard drives and take over computers.Rootkit numbers rocketing up, McAfee says
April 17, 2006 Security company sees a 700 percent rise in software used to cloak code, whether Trojan horses or commercial programs.
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