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Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 28 Oct 14"The Sony BMG CD copy protection rootkit scandal of 2005-2007 concerns deceptive, illegal, and potentially harmful copy protection measures implemented by Sony BMG on about 22 million CDs. When inserted into a computer, the CDs installed one of two pieces of software which provided a form of digital rights management (DRM) by modifying the operating system to interfere with CD copying. " [Source: arstechnica.com # ! … coming from one of the main #Malware #distributors… # ! :D [# Just one Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal] See on Scoop.it - The Benefits of Sharing]
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Gonzalo San Gil, PhD. on 28 Oct 14"The Sony BMG CD copy protection rootkit scandal of 2005-2007 concerns deceptive, illegal, and potentially harmful copy protection measures implemented by Sony BMG on about 22 million CDs. When inserted into a computer, the CDs installed one of two pieces of software which provided a form of digital rights management (DRM) by modifying the operating system to interfere with CD copying. "