The U.S. govt. is warning CD buyers against installing DRM softwa...
The U.S. govt. is warning CD buyers against installing DRM software from certain Sony BMG CDs, following a chorus of warnings from private developers and security professionals that led Sony to pull the CDs from retail stores (WID Nov…
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16 p8). The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) verified that the XCP technology in some Sony CDs, made by U.K. firm First4Internet, contained “several vulnerabilities” and used “rootkit” technology, a technique used by virus writers to hide their files from antivirus software. US- CERT also backed an independent analysis of Sony’s Web- based uninstall feature to remove XCP, which found the uninstaller let any Web page run code -- good or bad -- on the user’s computer. The group, the operational arm of the National Cyber Security Div. at the Homeland Security Dept., recommended users: (1) Don’t run administrative privileges on their machines, which will block XCP’s installation. (2) Don’t install software from unexpected sources, like audio CDs. (3) If installing, read the end user license agreement first.