Tag Archives: rootkit

Sony’s DRM infringes copyrights

Posted on 2005-11-21 by Jim

Sony/First4Internet apparently violated copyrights of open-source software…

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Hey, Van Zant, watch out for the clue stick!

Posted on 2005-11-16 by Jim

Donnie Van Zant doesn’t know what DRM means? Guess it’s time for him to learn!

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Customer backlash at Van Zant over Sony’s disreputable business practices

Posted on 2005-11-11 by Jim

It’s unfortunate that the Van Zant brothers are suffering the fallout caused by Sony’s shortsighted DRM rootkit. Take a look at the customer rating of their “CD” Get Right with the Man: 5 stars: 17 / 198 (9%) 4 stars: … Continue reading →

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Removing Sony DRM rootkit

Posted on 2005-11-11 by Jim

Information on Sony rootkit along with instructions for removing it.

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Handy malware-removal site

Posted on 2005-11-10 by Jim

I was looking at some of the blogs using the new PingQueue service, and I came across an interesting malware removal/information site. Looks like they post pretty frequently, which is probably a requirement given the amount of malware created on … Continue reading →

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Prof. Felten added to my blogroll

Posted on 2005-11-08 by Jim

Last week I was going through my blogroll and learned about the Sony rootkit debacle from Joseph’s blog. While digging into this some more, I ran across Prof. Ed Felten’s blog, “Freedom to Tinker.” I remembered Felten’s name from earlier … Continue reading →

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