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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, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, copy protection, Sony Corp., security risk, CD, antipiracy, virus, security, music, PC

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., presence, virus, computer user, computer security, CD, security company, trojan horse, hard drive, PC

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, copy protection, antipiracy, CD, Sony Corp., agreement, security

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'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

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

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., software company, Microsoft Windows, security, music, 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, CD, rootkit, malicious software, MP3, virus, PC, hard drive, security

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

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, CD, antivirus, security, virus, technique, hard drive

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, computer science, copy protection, flaw, malicious code, security, professor, CD, Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer

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

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, Sony Corp., security risk, researcher, instruction, CD, trojan horse, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, blog, security, hard drive

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

'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. TAGS: rootkit, First 4 Internet Ltd., record label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp., label, copy protection, security company, trojan horse, malicious software, CD, bot, attorney, technique, hard drive, security

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. TAGS: First 4 Internet Ltd., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, antivirus company, rootkit, copy protection, antivirus, F-Secure Corp., patch, antipiracy, virus, malicious software, CD, Sony Corp., security

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 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, Amazon.com Inc., Texas, media player, virus, PC

Sony rootkit settlement gets final nod

May 23, 2006 Record label must stop using controversial anticopying software and compensate customers, settlement says. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, settlement, rootkit, CD, class action, copy protection, Sony Corp., digital-rights management, New York, music, security
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