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This is so bad...
Since the Sony DRM software sets up the hidden rootkit, this allows other Trojan Horse programs to easily hide themselves with the possibility of not even setting off any anti-vius alerts!

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/

It's also so poorly written that it will consume 1-2% of your system resources without running and without an uninstall program available without also instaling additiona ActiveX components. Also, if you try to remove it without being a computer expert it will stop your CD player from functioning at all.

This is bad Sony. In fact, this is such a disgrace to all your loyal customers I can't even fathom why you would use malware/Trojan Horse software...this IS EXACTLY what class-action lawsuits were designed for and I hope some lawyer pursues this one.
Posted by: lawryll@...   Posted on: 11/01/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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The cart and the horse  geobeck | 11/01/05
This is clearly illegal activity from Sony  Mectron | 11/01/05
Illegal?  KTLA | 11/01/05
EULA  Bill4 | 11/01/05
Re: Illegal?  Root User | 11/01/05
Actualy...NO.  lawryll@... | 11/01/05
By your logic virus writers could use that approach  voska | 11/02/05
Illegal  reeded | 11/21/05
Illegal  reeded | 11/21/05
Sad Sony, once great brand name...  cyber-shoplifter | 11/01/05
Illegal  theillmunkeys | 11/02/05
Sony destroy their own brand value  Nigel Johnstone | 11/01/05
Conflict of interest  tic swayback | 11/02/05
Good point...  lawryll@... | 11/02/05
Extra foolish  tic swayback | 11/02/05
Leo Laporte reports Sony N.I. selling geeks?  cyber-shoplifter | 11/02/05
Soon, TPM will be the ultimate root kit...  Root User | 11/01/05
Purchased my last sony product  dguith@... | 11/17/05
This is so bad...  lawryll@... | 11/01/05
Glad there's nothing new in the media industry that's any good...  HypnoToad | 11/01/05
Wow!  X Marks The Spot | 11/01/05
Then why buy it?  themajor | 02/17/06
Par for the course for Sony  Boot_Agnostic | 11/02/05
Par for the course for Sony  Boot_Agnostic | 11/02/05
Why hide?  Roger Ramjet | 11/02/05
Greed and stupidity a dangerous mix  Chad_z | 11/02/05
Link for how to uninstall this security problem  cyber-shoplifter | 11/02/05
That's not an uninstall!!!  reeded | 11/21/05
Link for how to uninstall this security problem  cyber-shoplifter | 11/02/05
Uninstallation causes MORE problems  btljooz | 11/17/05
Where was Sony's CTO?  edwinwsmith@... | 11/21/05

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