topic Re: OT: Sony Software's hacking methods of total user control in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/ot-sony-software-s-hacking-methods-of-total-user-control/m-p/145902#M2168 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Sony's DRM shambles continues . . .<BR /><BR />Their uninstaller for the SunnComm MediaMax DRM system leaves a security hole. <A href="http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=931" target="_blank">link</A> <BR /><BR />Sony should've checked out their software before releasing it upon millions of customers. This stuff doesn't stop professional pirates, they have lots of ways to duplicate and distribute product - all it does is inconvenience and potentially damage Sony's honest customers.<BR /><BR />Looks like Sony will end up with a lot fewer customers after all this.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 19 Nov 2005 21:22:51 GMT robpaxton 2005-11-19T21:22:51Z OT: Sony Software's hacking methods of total user control https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/ot-sony-software-s-hacking-methods-of-total-user-control/m-p/145899#M2165 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Sony distributes Digital Rights Managment Software on its (crippled) Audio-CD's which upon installation takes up rootkit behaviour. This means the software integrates extremely deep into windows to completely hide the software from the user (Files, Running Tasks, Registry Entries). Usually Software with such behaviour is considered malware, as such techniques are usually only used by hackers and/or other criminals.<BR /><BR /><A href="http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html" target="_blank">the Article</A> <BR /><A href="http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/11/more-on-sony-dangerous-decloaking.html" target="_blank">more Info</A> <BR /><A href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/10/sony_drm_trojan/" target="_blank">first Trojan that misuses the Sony DRM Software spotted</A><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:22:21 GMT https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/ot-sony-software-s-hacking-methods-of-total-user-control/m-p/145899#M2165 freak42 2005-11-16T16:22:21Z Re: OT: Sony Software's hacking methods of total user control https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/ot-sony-software-s-hacking-methods-of-total-user-control/m-p/145900#M2166 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Ummm I did that article already and it is only in the US and MS have a patch to remove it in Decembers updates and Sony have stopped using it now (for at least a month LOL). Pretty shamefull stuff but to be fair to Sony it was the work of some bright spark from another firm who was commissioned by Sony BMG to deal with pirates. So why didn't they release it in Thailand????<IMG border="0" src="https://ip2.i.lithium.com/2456f4780aacffde2aac4370526b2eadd1eadd29/687474703a2f2f69372e70686f746f6275636b65742e636f6d2f616c62756d732f793239372f546f6e7942656172642f436c6970756c61722e6a7067" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 16 Nov 2005 17:46:22 GMT https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/ot-sony-software-s-hacking-methods-of-total-user-control/m-p/145900#M2166 tonybeard 2005-11-16T17:46:22Z Re: OT: Sony Software's hacking methods of total user control https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/ot-sony-software-s-hacking-methods-of-total-user-control/m-p/145901#M2167 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>more info:<BR /><A href="http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,69559-2,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_next1" target="_blank">http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,69559-2,00.html?tw=wn_story_page_next1</A><BR /><BR /> <A href="http://www.boycottsony.us/" target="_blank">http://www.boycottsony.us/</A><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 19 Nov 2005 18:56:09 GMT https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/ot-sony-software-s-hacking-methods-of-total-user-control/m-p/145901#M2167 freak42 2005-11-19T18:56:09Z Re: OT: Sony Software's hacking methods of total user control https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/ot-sony-software-s-hacking-methods-of-total-user-control/m-p/145902#M2168 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Sony's DRM shambles continues . . .<BR /><BR />Their uninstaller for the SunnComm MediaMax DRM system leaves a security hole. <A href="http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=931" target="_blank">link</A> <BR /><BR />Sony should've checked out their software before releasing it upon millions of customers. This stuff doesn't stop professional pirates, they have lots of ways to duplicate and distribute product - all it does is inconvenience and potentially damage Sony's honest customers.<BR /><BR />Looks like Sony will end up with a lot fewer customers after all this.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 19 Nov 2005 21:22:51 GMT https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/ot-sony-software-s-hacking-methods-of-total-user-control/m-p/145902#M2168 robpaxton 2005-11-19T21:22:51Z Re: OT: Sony Software's hacking methods of total user control https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/ot-sony-software-s-hacking-methods-of-total-user-control/m-p/145903#M2169 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I agree Rob, so I won't be buying any Sony CDs in the future.<BR />Thankfully most of it is on iTunes <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.se/html/@0248C33DDCF34AA61B8F8F33F5AFA5BE/images/smilies/013.png" alt=":wink:" title=":wink:" /><BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 27 Nov 2005 12:46:29 GMT https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/ot-sony-software-s-hacking-methods-of-total-user-control/m-p/145903#M2169 kee-lo_ 2005-11-27T12:46:29Z