Am 11.11.2005 um 02:36 schrieb Robert Patterson:
Today msnbc.com has a front-page article about it.
See here:
<http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9991596/>
Viruses exploit Sony CD anti-piracy scheme
Hackers use copy-protection software to hide in PCs
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A controversial copy-protection program that
automatically installs when some Sony BMG audio CDs are played on
personal computers is now being targeted by malicious software that
exploits the antipiracy technology’s ability to hide files.
The Trojan horse programs — three have so far been identified by
anti-virus companies — are named so as to trigger the cloaking feature
of Sony’s XCP2 antipiracy technology, security experts said Thursday.
“This could be the advanced guard,” said Graham Cluley, senior
technology consultant at the security firm Sophos. “We wouldn’t be
surprised at all if we saw more malware that exploits what Sony has
introduced.”
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Gerhard
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