Sony, Rootkits And Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far

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Sony, Rootkits And Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far Imhotep 11-01-2005
Posted by Imhotep on November 1, 2005, 8:13 pm
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"Last week when I was testing the latest version of RootkitRevealer (RKR) I
ran a scan on one of my systems and was shocked to see evidence of a
rootkit. Rootkits are cloaking technologies that hide files, Registry keys,
and other system objects from diagnostic and security software, and they
are usually employed by malware attempting to keep their implementation
hidden (see my ?Unearthing Rootkits? article from thre June issue of
Windows IT Pro Magazine for more information on rootkits). The RKR results
window reported a hidden directory, several hidden device drivers, and a
hidden application:"

http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html

Imhotep

Posted by Roger Abell [MVP] on November 1, 2005, 9:22 pm
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Interesting read, great analysis outline, and extremely troubling.

Hmmm, although I am glad to see Mark is having time for RKR
I also notice the page is still saying v1.56 (which it has been at
since maybe late July).

ra

> "Last week when I was testing the latest version of RootkitRevealer (RKR)
> I
> ran a scan on one of my systems and was shocked to see evidence of a
> rootkit. Rootkits are cloaking technologies that hide files, Registry
> keys,
> and other system objects from diagnostic and security software, and they
> are usually employed by malware attempting to keep their implementation
> hidden (see my ?Unearthing Rootkits? article from thre June issue of
> Windows IT Pro Magazine for more information on rootkits). The RKR results
> window reported a hidden directory, several hidden device drivers, and a
> hidden application:"
>
> http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html
>
> Imhotep



Posted by PA Bear on November 3, 2005, 4:18 pm
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cf. http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=2112
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP

Imhotep wrote:
> "Last week when I was testing the latest version of RootkitRevealer (RKR)
> I ran a scan on one of my systems and was shocked to see evidence of a
> rootkit. Rootkits are cloaking technologies that hide files, Registry
> keys, and other system objects from diagnostic and security software, and
> they are usually employed by malware attempting to keep their
> implementation hidden (see my ?Unearthing Rootkits? article from thre
> June issue of Windows IT Pro Magazine for more information on rootkits).
> The RKR results window reported a hidden directory, several hidden device
> drivers, and a hidden application:"
>
> http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html
>
> Imhotep


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