[ale] Sony rootkit CDs

Mon Nov 14 21:51:20 EST 2005

Even though I hate top posting, I will this time to spare you all the junk.

This reminds me that I need to change my filter to move ALE to be after the 
HTML filter. No good mail ever comes in HTML anyway. Seriously, Daniel, turn 
off the HTML. Most people here use Linux for their mail.

On Monday 14 November 2005 09:33 pm, Daniel Howard wrote:
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> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:26:23 -0500
> From: "Michael H. Warfield" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
>  href="mailto:mhw at wittsend.com">&lt;mhw at wittsend.com&gt;</a>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Sony rootkit CDs
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
>  href="mailto:ale at ale.org">&lt;ale at ale.org&gt;</a>
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> On Sun, 2005-11-13 at 11:42 -0500, Chris Farris wrote:
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>   <pre wrap=""><span class="moz-txt-citetags">&gt; </span>Does anyone have
> a copy of the Sony rootkit CD that the EFF has been <span
> class="moz-txt-citetags">&gt; </span>talking about? I need a copy to verify
> facts before I ask some people in <span class="moz-txt-citetags">&gt;
> </span>the Georgia Government to respond to the issue. <span
> class="moz-txt-citetags"> </span><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
> href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004144.php">http://www.eff.org/
>deeplinks/archives/004144.php</a> </pre>
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> <!----><!---->&gt; I think you just have to run out and buy one of the
> Zant CD's (or any
> of the other 20 listed in some of the lists) that warns that it's copy
> protected AND has a URL that refers to "xcp" at Sony. Get'm while their
> hot and before the WoW (World of`Warcraft) people snatch'm up (they're
> using the Sony rootkit to hit their cheats from the WoW guardian
> process).<br>
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> Excuse the lack of knowledge of current affairs, but when I Googled
> "world of warfcraft" I got what looks like one of those role playing
> game sites; can someone explain the paragraph immediately above this
> one?&nbsp; What is a "cheat" and what is a "guardian?"&nbsp; What does this
> have to do with antispyware/antipryware?<br>
> <br>
> Regards, and sorry for being a middle-aged Linux enthusiast,<br>
> Daniel<br>
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