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Re: Sony CDs, DRM and Windows Media Center Edition...



Let's just be clear here (no I'm not defending DRM!), removing the
rootkit with a malware cleaner will just make your CD/DVD drive
disappear from the Explorer window, until you remove some registry
entries, it WON'T make your PC unbootable...

>
> Just a wee note in case anyone has missed this one..
>
> http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.ht
> ml
>
> Without *any* hint of exaggeration, Sony's DRM protected CDs install
> malware
> onto your Windows PC which can and will interfere with it's normal
> operation. If you run a spyware cleaner which removes it, it can
> render your
> PC unbootable.
>
> I wonder how much more of this people will tolerate while still
> considering
> the media industry to be "in the right".
>
> I.







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