More about SONY’s DRM rootkit by Mark Russinovich
From Digg.com:
Mark Russinovich has another article about the dangerous patch that released by SONY/BMG. He also confirms that the malware sends something back to SONY’s server. Make sure to take a look at the comment posted by XCP support. It basically says … TRUST us in everything we did.
More news from Mark over at Sysinternals regardings Sony and their dastardly DRM rootkit. FTA:
But, there’s more to the story, like how Sony’s patch can lead to a crashed system and data loss and how Sony is still making users jump through hoops to get an uninstaller.
Oh great, an already buggy rootkit that comprimises system security and now the patch can cause you to loose data. Thanks Sony really! We all appreciate what you are doing for us in the world. Mark also goes into the details of the information that is phoned home as well, nothing too evil, but the implications are just obsurd. Trust me Sony, never will I buy a disc from a band you sign.