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Quite a firestorm is brewing about the discovery that certain Sony music CD’s install hidden rootkit copy protection. The install this malware on the computers of anyone who inserts the CD with autorun enabled.

We have warned about rootkits in the past, and are not surprised at this development. But we are happy to see this matter is getting considerable media attention. We hope Sony also gets considerable legal attention in the form of lawsuits. Read the rest of this Post »