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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, software company, Microsoft Windows, security, PC, music

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

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 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

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

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, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp., McAfee Inc., Windows PC, expert, trojan horse, security, threat, CD, operating system, 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, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, restriction, professor, digital content, Sony Corp., CD, music, entertainment, TV, PC
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