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Lots of people sent this link in to me today. Rootkits and Digital Rights Management gone too far. Thats the title of this article by Mark Russinovich of Sysinternals. It seems he found some nasty software on his computer, a Rootkit. In his words Rootkits are "cloaking technologies that hide files, Registry keys, and other system objects from diagnostic and security software, and they are usually employed by malware attempting to keep their implementation hidden." In this case it was put there when he played a music CD which he bought. The CD comes from none other than Sony BMG and was sold as a Copy Protected CD but it didn't mention that the copy protection will permanently live on your PC without the average user having any way of removing it.
I suggest you read the entire article as it is a good wakeup call. This quote sums it up for me. "The entire experience was frustrating and irritating. Not only had Sony put software on my system that uses techniques commonly used by malware to mask its presence, the software is poorly written and provides no means for uninstall. Worse, most users that stumble across the cloaked files with a RKR scan will cripple their computer if they attempt the obvious step of deleting the cloaked files." Here is what Wikipedia have to say about Rootkits and there is a thread running in our forums if you feel like having your say on the topic. Thanks to all those who sent in the link. I know what I'll be checking for on my PC tonight!
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