OT: Sony making loopholes again !

[RJK]

....as posted by HeyBub in windowsxp.general

"A line of USB drives sold by Sony Electronics installs files in a hidden
folder that can be accessed and used by hackers, a Finnish security company
charged Monday, raising the specter of a replay of the fiasco that hit
Sony's music arm two years ago when researchers discovered that its copy
protection software used rootkit-like technologies."

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/082707-deja-vu-sony-uses-rootkits.html

regards, Richard

 

[Milo \(MSPSS\)]

Re: Sony making loopholes again !

Just wondering when would they ever learn...

"RJK" <notatospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> ...as posted by HeyBub in windowsxp.general
>
> "A line of USB drives sold by Sony Electronics installs files in a hidden
> folder that can be accessed and used by hackers, a Finnish security
> company
> charged Monday, raising the specter of a replay of the fiasco that hit
> Sony's music arm two years ago when researchers discovered that its copy
> protection software used rootkit-like technologies."
>
> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/082707-deja-vu-sony-uses-rootkits.html
>
> regards, Richard
>
>

 

[Robert Moir]

Re: Sony making loopholes again !

"Milo (MSPSS)" <V-4jpaca@mssupport.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Just wondering when would they ever learn...

I presume you're referring to anyone who still purchases stuff from the
conmen at Sony? I can't really blame Sony for being crooked while people
keep ignoring it and going back for more - that's how business is these days
I'm sad to say.

 

[Milo \(MSPSS\)]

Re: Sony making loopholes again !

My mistake, I was referring to the company itself before they have such of
an incident "rootkit" and they published a removal tool... maybe they`lle do
it again this year

"Robert Moir" <usenet@REMOVE2EMAILrobertmoir.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Milo (MSPSS)" <V-4jpaca@mssupport.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:03FCFAFD-510B-47F1-84CA-030A97ADB045@microsoft.com...
>> Just wondering when would they ever learn...
>
> I presume you're referring to anyone who still purchases stuff from the
> conmen at Sony? I can't really blame Sony for being crooked while people
> keep ignoring it and going back for more - that's how business is these
> days I'm sad to say.
>

 

[Robert Moir]

Re: Sony making loopholes again !

"Milo (MSPSS)" <V-4jpaca@mssupport.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:86C9EFDC-9A38-4767-AC15-995585242AE1@microsoft.com...
> My mistake, I was referring to the company itself before they have such of
> an incident "rootkit" and they published a removal tool... maybe they`lle
> do it again this year

They'll keep doing it as long as sheeple keep buying their rubbish and hence
send them the message that it's ok to keep doing.