http://blog.didierstevens.com/2007/11/19/the-sony-rootkit-v20/

Since you are an expert, could you look at it?

It causes all the “traditional” problems. Disables Norton and McAfee and Windows and firewalls, sets itself up as an administrator sort of and tries to access the Internet as UserAccess 6 and or UserAccess 7, disables LEGAL software, and disables an entire host of hardware though CD players and burners are most affected.

Further, it DOES attract trojans and other viruses, probably through it’s unfirewalled connection where ET tries to phone home so to speak.

The Sims Community is grateful!
Thank You!

Well my POV is just staying as that Sony will do anything within their means to go for anti-piracy, no way I’d ever support any of their products ever.

On a side note, I am not some anti-Sony guy. I personally found their Cybershot series phone very attractive; its just, I fear they might just one day bundle some rootkit along without us, the consumers, knowing. Resulting in my blog entry.

My blog visitors only consist of several of my friends and stuff, just wanted to share my thoughts across to my other friends who might even be using those thumbdrives.

Sorry if I sounded offensive and against Sony (the company itself), it wasn’t meant to be read that way. But eitherway, I probably won’t support anymore Sony branded stuff again.

Regards,
FinalBlade

Sony BMG is a joint venture between TWO companies, not just Sony.

The other company is Bertelsmann AG, and if you want to keep a company’s shareholders responsible, you should also pass the buck to Bertelsmann for that CD rootkit incident.

So the title of this blog entry is inappropriate and misleading, although it’s catching and perhaps convenient if you’re on a Sony witch hunt.

Anybody who have read the news would have known whats been going on recently, probably the cause of why I ultimately choosed my Nokia N73 over Sony’s Cybershot phone. Well once again, rootkits were found in Sony software; first time for anti-pira…