Introspection

Sony BMG Rootkit November 3, 2005

I know that this topic is a bit stale now and has been talked to death but I got a laugh out of Sony’s solution to remove it’s “rootkit” DRM software.

“SOFTWARE UPDATES/ PLUG-INS

November 2, 2005 – This Service Pack removes the cloaking technology component that has been recently discussed in a number of articles published regarding the XCP Technology used on SONY BMG content protected CDs. This component is not malicious and does not compromise security. However to alleviate any concerns that users may have about the program posing potential security vulnerabilities, this update has been released to enable users to remove this component from their computers.” from Sony.

OMG… Sony just doesn’t get it and this back peddling and denial is absolute garbage. For an easy to digest explanation for what this malware does check out Steve Gibsons podcast at TWiT.tv .

STOP BUYING SONY!!!