Sony BMG - Infects Music CDs with Rootkit
For awhile now Sony BMG, has been under a bright spot light of criticism for protecting their music CDs with an XCP Rootkit. I WARN everyone stay clear of these discs. The protection is a violation of your rights and it physically changes the way your Windows operating system acts, makes the system unstable and opens the door to huge security risks. Not to mention the software goes back to Sony BMG’s site to report what content you are viewing/listening to.
For further details on the XCP Rootkit and how to remove it, use the below resources. I’ll leave this up to the experts. A complete and well explained coverage of this is in the podcast Security Now, episode #12. Listen to the show it’s great and in words anyone can understand.
Source: Security Now - Episode #12 - Sony’s “Rootkit Technology” DRM (copy protection gone bad)
Source: Finally! Full List of CDs Infected with XCP Rootkit
Source: Rootkit
Source: Boycott Sony
