- Sony RootKit on Music CDs, Detection Tool
- Posted by R. McCarty on November 3rd, 2005
Since it's come to light that Sony Music CDs are installing a RootKit on
PC's, here is a tool to help check your system for RootKits.
F-Secure offers a Stand-Alone RootKit detector called BlackLight.
This is a "Beta" tool, but doesn't require installation - just the
executable
to run. While the preferred tool is still SysInternals RootKit Revealer,
this one provides a quick scan of your computer.
http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/try.shtml
Please note the supported OS'es listed at the bottom of the website.
- Posted by Yves Leclerc on November 3rd, 2005
Also please not that most "RootKit" detectors will cripple your PC's CD
audio player, if/when you remove the Sony DRM system. Sony is working on
providing a "fix" for this, but you seems to have to call then for the
solution. This sucks!
"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:O1vK8lG4FHA.3460@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Since it's come to light that Sony Music CDs are installing a RootKit on
> PC's, here is a tool to help check your system for RootKits.
>
> F-Secure offers a Stand-Alone RootKit detector called BlackLight.
> This is a "Beta" tool, but doesn't require installation - just the
> executable
> to run. While the preferred tool is still SysInternals RootKit Revealer,
> this one provides a quick scan of your computer.
>
> http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/try.shtml
>
> Please note the supported OS'es listed at the bottom of the website.
>
>
>
>
- Posted by Steve N. on November 4th, 2005
Yves Leclerc wrote:
> Also please not that most "RootKit" detectors will cripple your PC's CD
> audio player, if/when you remove the Sony DRM system. Sony is working on
> providing a "fix" for this, but you seems to have to call then for the
> solution. This sucks!
>
The Sony "fix" only unhides the rootkit, it does not remove it.
Steve
>
> "R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in message
> news:O1vK8lG4FHA.3460@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
>>Since it's come to light that Sony Music CDs are installing a RootKit on
>>PC's, here is a tool to help check your system for RootKits.
>>
>>F-Secure offers a Stand-Alone RootKit detector called BlackLight.
>>This is a "Beta" tool, but doesn't require installation - just the
>>executable
>>to run. While the preferred tool is still SysInternals RootKit Revealer,
>>this one provides a quick scan of your computer.
>>
>>http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/try.shtml
>>
>>Please note the supported OS'es listed at the bottom of the website.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>
>
