Report: PC security weakened by Sony (Rootkit) uninstaller

Report: PC security weakened by Sony (Rootkit) uninstaller

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Report: PC security weakened by Sony (Rootkit) uninstaller Imhotep 11-19-2005
Posted by Imhotep on November 19, 2005, 12:30 am
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"A utility to remove Sony BMG's copy protection program from customers'
computers actually introduces a major security vulnerability into the
systems, two Princeton University researchers said on Tuesday.
In his Freedom to Tinker blog, Princeton computer science professor Edward
Felten said that the way Sony BMG and copy-protection provider First 4
Internet remove the software--using an Active X control--leaves PCs open to
attack by malicious Web sites."

http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/48?ref=rss

Imhotep

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