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Sony Rootkit CD providers!
Friday, November 4, 2005 by WC Ambassador | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
As stated on the story: Sony DRM Installs a Rootkit, it seems that some of Sony's disks install a rootkit on your system after you try to listen them on your PC.
Why does it matter?
A rootkit is A type of Trojan that keeps itself, other files, registry keys and network connections hidden from detection. It runs at the lowest level of the machine and typically intercepts common API calls."
It is dangerous because hackers and virus writers can use it to help the attacker [hacker] to maintain his or her access to the system and use it for malicious purposes
On this page one of the developers at SysInternals explains what and how is the rootkit installed WITHOUT ASKING YOU when you insert any of the affected AUDIO CD's to play them on your computer running WINDOWS
Which CD's?
I have made a list of the CD's that are "Enhanced" and "Copy Protected" from sony with the XCP copy protection that provides a Rootkit.
It is easy to get an "up to date" list with
this google query.
The list of CD's so far are:
Nothing Is Sound. Switchfoot
Unwritten [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED]
Natasha Bedingfield
Ride [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Shelly Fairchild
12 Songs [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Neil Diamond
Touch [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Amerie
Bloom Remix Album [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED]
Sarah McLachlan
Kasabian [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Kasabian
The Essential Pete Seeger [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Pete Seeger
Jeru [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Gerry Mulligan
imes Like These [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Buddy Jewell,
Bob Brookmeyer & Friends [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Bob Brookmeyer
Healthy In Paranoid Times [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED]
Our Lady Peace
Cautivo [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [DUALDISC]
Chayanne
The Invisible Invasion [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Coral, The Coral
Defined [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Amici Forever
Suspicious Activity [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED]
The Bad Plus
Manhattan Symphonie [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Dexter Gordon
Phantoms [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Acceptance
On Ne Change Pas [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Celine Dion
Get Right with the Man [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Van Zant
To Love Again [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED]
Chris Botti
Life [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [DUALDISC]
Ricky Martin
The Essential Dion [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Dion
Faso Latido [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
A Static Lullaby
Change It All [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Goapele
Susie Suh [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Susie Suh
My Very Special Guests [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
George Jones
Broken Valley [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Life of Agony
Silver's Blue [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Horace Silver
Z [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED]
My Morning Jacket
The Dead 60s [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
The Dead 60s
What Can I do?
It is important to note that if you have tried to listen any of the above mentioned CD's your computer may have the rootkit installed. Hence, your system may be in danger of being hacked.
If you feel outraged because of this, you can write to the artists and complain about the problem. Tell them that their CD breaks your system as it opens a security hole.
If you think that there are other CD's which should be on this list please feel free to list them in a comment, also if you think any of the listed CD's DOES NOT actually have this problem please also state it in a comment.
Thank you!.
Why does it matter?
A rootkit is A type of Trojan that keeps itself, other files, registry keys and network connections hidden from detection. It runs at the lowest level of the machine and typically intercepts common API calls."
It is dangerous because hackers and virus writers can use it to help the attacker [hacker] to maintain his or her access to the system and use it for malicious purposes
On this page one of the developers at SysInternals explains what and how is the rootkit installed WITHOUT ASKING YOU when you insert any of the affected AUDIO CD's to play them on your computer running WINDOWS
Which CD's?
I have made a list of the CD's that are "Enhanced" and "Copy Protected" from sony with the XCP copy protection that provides a Rootkit.
It is easy to get an "up to date" list with
this google query.
The list of CD's so far are:
Nothing Is Sound. Switchfoot
Unwritten [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED]
Natasha Bedingfield
Ride [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Shelly Fairchild
12 Songs [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Neil Diamond
Touch [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Amerie
Bloom Remix Album [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED]
Sarah McLachlan
Kasabian [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Kasabian
The Essential Pete Seeger [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Pete Seeger
Jeru [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Gerry Mulligan
imes Like These [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Buddy Jewell,
Bob Brookmeyer & Friends [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Bob Brookmeyer
Healthy In Paranoid Times [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED]
Our Lady Peace
Cautivo [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [DUALDISC]
Chayanne
The Invisible Invasion [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Coral, The Coral
Defined [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Amici Forever
Suspicious Activity [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED]
The Bad Plus
Manhattan Symphonie [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Dexter Gordon
Phantoms [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Acceptance
On Ne Change Pas [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Celine Dion
Get Right with the Man [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Van Zant
To Love Again [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED]
Chris Botti
Life [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [DUALDISC]
Ricky Martin
The Essential Dion [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Dion
Faso Latido [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
A Static Lullaby
Change It All [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Goapele
Susie Suh [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Susie Suh
My Very Special Guests [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
George Jones
Broken Valley [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
Life of Agony
Silver's Blue [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]
Horace Silver
Z [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD] [ENHANCED]
My Morning Jacket
The Dead 60s [CONTENT/COPY-PROTECTED CD]
The Dead 60s
What Can I do?
It is important to note that if you have tried to listen any of the above mentioned CD's your computer may have the rootkit installed. Hence, your system may be in danger of being hacked.
If you feel outraged because of this, you can write to the artists and complain about the problem. Tell them that their CD breaks your system as it opens a security hole.
If you think that there are other CD's which should be on this list please feel free to list them in a comment, also if you think any of the listed CD's DOES NOT actually have this problem please also state it in a comment.
Thank you!.
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