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SnoopFree Privacy Shield 1.0.7
Find out if anyone tries to spy on you with a keylogger or other spyware. TAGS: keylogger, copy protection, monitoring, security
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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, CD, Sony Corp., security
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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, copy protection, First 4 Internet Ltd., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp., uninstaller, researcher, CD, security
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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, Symantec Corp., rootkit, Sony Corp., security company, antivirus company, CD, antivirus, virus, security, technique, hard drive
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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
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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
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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, First 4 Internet Ltd., copy protection, label, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Sony Corp., rootkit, computer security, CD, patch, security, security company, researcher, virus, U.S.
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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, Sony Corp., rootkit, security risk, researcher, trojan horse, CD, instruction, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, blog, security, hard drive
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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
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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
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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, copy protection, anti-spyware, security tool, CD, Sony Corp., technique, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows, security, PC, music
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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., Sony Corp., label, CD, Week in review, security, note, agreement, U.S., PC, Microsoft Windows
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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
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Sony CD protection sparks security concerns
November 1, 2005 Anticopying tools used by SonyBMG could be adapted by virus writers, researchers say. TAGS: rootkit, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, copy protection, Symantec Corp., virus, album, instruction, researcher, protection, CD, Sony Corp., security, technique, operating system, hard drive, Microsoft Windows
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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, patch management, Black Hat, Cisco Systems Inc., copy protection, router, security, patch, CD, virus, researcher, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.
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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
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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
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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, Firefox, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer
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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, music, California, security, researcher
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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, copy protection, antipiracy, uninstaller, spyware, security, open source, MP3

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