So, after Sony insisted that its DRM rootkit technology, used as a copy protection scheme in its CDs was “not a threat,” trojans exploiting the software’s inherent introduction of vulnerabilities are now beginning to appear in the wild. Way to go Sony! After all, who needs security when copying music is at stake? The musicians need to be protected! The musicians, man!
To make matters worse, after Sony agreed to make a “patch” available so that users can “remove” the DRM software, experts who analyzed the “patch” consider it to be even worse than the rookit it purports to remove.
Again, way to go Sony!
And yet, the record companies wonder why people like me have stopped buying CDs altogether.
While it may be difficult to determine for sure if your computer is affected (unless of course, you’ve never, ever played a Sony Music CD on it, ever), there is a way to easily innoculate against the software it installs if it’s not already there. This link is recommended reading, and a recommended course of action.