14
Nov
This article explains it all. It provides links to consumer made cd listings that contain the rootkit software, shows how cds with the rootkit software look like, explains how one can check his personal computer for the rootkit and finally gives a detailed walkthrough on how to remove the rootkit software manually from your computer.
If you suspect that your pc might contain sonys rootkit protection take a look at the article posted at bleepingcomputer.com.
11
Nov
After lots of controversy about their rootkit music cds Sony announced today that it will halt the production of rootkit music cds. It seems that consumer and media backlash finally paid off.
The Pressure on Sony increased over the last days with anti-virus companies warning its customers not to install this rootkit software and big companies like microsoft taking stand against it altogether.
10
Nov
The first trojan using Sony´s rootkit software to hide itself has been discovered by anti-virus companies. The register.co.uk:
“Sony-BMG’s rootkit DRM technology masks files whose filenames start with “$sys$”. A newly-discovered variant of of the Breplibot Trojan takes advantage of this to drop the file “$sys$drv.exe” in the Windows system directory.”
This new trojan can only be detected by special software like the freeware product Rootkit Revealer. The trojan seems to be spread by fake emails asking business men to verify their picture.
9
Nov
The news spread like fire last week: Sony has a installer on some of their music cd´s that might install a rootkit on customers pc´s if they put them into their personal computer. The rootkit software could not be uninstalled by normal means and has already been used by hackers to hide World of Warcraft cheat scripts from being detected by Blizzards Warden client.
It is possible to hide other scripts and software as well, one possiblity would be to hide virii and trojans from antivirus software. All of this could be done using this software. Yesterday First 4 Internet Ltd, the British company that developed the DRM software, issued a patch that did not add an uninstallation routine to the software but remove the cloaking feature. It also patched the software to a new version.
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3
Nov
It has come to our attention that World of Warcraft Hackers already are using Sony BMG Music Rootkit Software to hide their hacking from Blizzards Warden Client.
We reported earlier this week that some Music Cds by Sony BMG labeled “Content enhanced & protected” would bring up an installation program when the music cd was put into a personal computer.
This program once installed could not be uninstalled by normal means. Hackers could use the software to hide their hacking attemps from antivirus tools and the like. Who would have thought that the first available use would be using this for hacking the online game World of Warcraft ?
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