Some weeks ago Sony made the attempt to protect the music from some of the cd´s they distribute by adding a rootkit software which would be installed if the user wanted to play the cd on his personal computer. The technique had its flaws and was only working on windows but it still ment that a rootkit was installed on the pc and other scripts could use this rootkit for malicious purposes. After a large outcry from the web community Sony decided to pull the cd´s from the shelves and offer a tool to uninstall the rootkit. (which you would only get through a long process)
Apparently the german movie dvd Mr. and Mrs Smith does contain a rootkit as well. F-Secure confirms that the Settec Alpha-DISC copy protection system is used on the dvd.
If you think you are infected by this rootkit you can use the uninstaller from the manufacturers website.
Besides the obvious threat that a rootkit poses many users claim that even standalone dvd players have troubles playing the dvd. I would advise everyone to not buy this dvd and sent a clear message to the company showing them that we don´t want and need rootkits or other means of copy protection on cd´s and dvd´s that we purchased.
[tags]cd, dvd, rootkit, sony, mr. and mrs. smith, settec[/tags]
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