Monthly Archives: November 2005
Victory declared: But is it really?
Mark Russinovich, over at Sysinternals, has declared victory over the rootkit embedded in the CD’s Sony has distributed. And, as Bruce Schneier points out in his excellent analysis, Mark has reason to be happy. It’s David v. Goliath. However, it’s not a total victory. There are untold numbers of machines still infected with the Sony [...]
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Back from BlawgThink 2005
It’s taken several days for the ideas expressed at BlawgThink to percolate through enough to have me post about it. For a great summary of some of the presentations, Dave Gulbransen was blogging throughout, here is a link to the first post. And, to boot, he’s a great guy. Many thanks to Matt Homann and [...]
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Looking forward to BlawgThink tomorrow!
I am attending the inaugural BlawgThink 2005 here in Chicago tomorrow and Saturday. I have been looking forward to this for weeks. Last-minute spaces are still available, so if you want to learn more about blogging from either a beginner or advanced status you can attend one day or two.
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Firestorm over Sony DRM continues
So, just what was Sony thinking? Now that the first class-action lawsuit has been filed in California, I’m sure more details on that topic will eventually emerge. Since Sony licenses the software from First 4, it may not have known all of the niceties of just how the software worked. I would not be surprised [...]
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More on Sony DRM problem
My major problem with the Sony DRM I wrote about yesterday is the lack of consent on the part of the user. The terms of the Sony EULA are posted here. Nowhere does Sony advise that even if you uninstall the software using normal procedures that there are hidden bits that remain. Further, the fact [...]
Sony CD contains DRM that can’t be removed
Here’s a link to a fascinating article by Mark Russinovich detailing his process in detecting the DRM on his computer installed with a Sony music CD that uses rootkit technology to hide its existence. It’s the same process used by a lot of malware to hide their existence. Bad, Sony. Bad, bad bad.
Blawg Review #33 is up at Overlawyered