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Security A to Z: Rootkits

November 27, 2006 Hackers aren't the only ones using rootkits. The Sony fiasco brought the toolkits into the mainstream. TAGS: rootkit, Sony Corp., trojan horse, digital-rights management, security, CD, PC

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

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, copy protection, anti-spyware, security tool, CD, Sony Corp., technique, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, software company, security, PC, music

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. TAGS: rootkit, copy protection, computer security company, Sony Corp., computer user, presence, virus, CD, computer security, security company, trojan horse, hard drive, PC

Who has the right to control your PC?

November 21, 2005 Sony "rootkit" CD debacle spotlights broader clash over rights to control the way computers function. TAGS: rootkit, Sony Corp., copy protection, entertainment, CD, copy, music, PC, hard drive, games

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

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, rootkit, CD, malicious software, MP3, virus, PC, hard drive, security

Sony's antipiracy may end up on antivirus hit lists

November 4, 2005 Security software makers consider adding protection against the cloaking tool in Sony's anticopying technology. TAGS: rootkit, Kaspersky Lab, Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., Sony Corp., antivirus, digital-rights management, antipiracy, antivirus company, malicious software, malware, consultant, security company, spyware, security, technique

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, Sony Corp., CD, malicious code, virus, security, PC

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., Week in review, Sony Corp., CD, label, note, security, agreement, U.S., PC, Microsoft Windows

Sony sailing past rootkit controversy

November 21, 2005 Despite calls for boycotts, consumers appear to be buying Sony CDs just as they always have. TAGS: rootkit, Nielsen SoundScan, album, Sony Corp., copy protection, CD, response, Texas, Amazon.com Inc., media player, virus, PC

DRM: Media companies' next flop?

January 30, 2006 Wharton experts examine whether digital rights management is worth the effort and whether it will survive. TAGS: digital-rights management, media company, rootkit, restriction, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, professor, digital content, Sony Corp., CD, music, entertainment, TV, PC

Year in review: Old worms, new tricks

December 27, 2005 Sober came back to bite, while hackers hunted for new ways to attack and spread code--and Sony stumbled into a rootkit debacle. TAGS: rootkit, worm, Zotob worm, zombie, trick, Cisco Systems Inc., antivirus company, hacker, antivirus, security, virus, e-mail, Web browser, operating system, CD, Microsoft Corp.

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