Sony anti-piracy disks recalled
This is a good start. Sony has recalled the disks that ship with anti-piracy software (which installed spyware and makes Windows PC vulnerable).
Also they released an uninstall program. The catch is that the uninstall program apparently leaves the PC wide open for explotation.
A Sony BMG statement Tuesday said the company would pull unsold CDs with the software from store shelves and let consumers exchange already purchased ones. On Friday the company had said it would halt production of CDs with the technology and "re-examine all aspects of our content protection initiative."
Also they released an uninstall program. The catch is that the uninstall program apparently leaves the PC wide open for explotation.
"The consequences of the flaw are severe," Felten and Halderman wrote in a blog posting Tuesday after being tipped by a Finnish researcher, Matti Nikki. "It allows any Web page you visit to download, install, and run any code it likes on your computer. Any Web page can seize control of your computer; then it can do anything it likes. That's about as serious as a security flaw can get."
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