Re: [NTLK] [OT] Root Kits on Mac?

From: Norman Palardy (npalardy_at_great-white-software.com)
Date: Thu Nov 10 2005 - 14:57:31 PST


On Nov 10, 2005, at 2:54 PM, Ed Kummel wrote:

> While I don't believe that the intension was to install malware onto
> unsuspecting user's computers, it is the complete lack of
> understanding from Sony's part and their sheer audacity in believing
> that they had the right to place software on your machine without
> *EXPLICIT* permission and their belief that no one would mind and
> their hope that no one would (hence the stealth capabilities of the
> application) and their complete trust that the application developed
> by a company controlled by another sony executive crony leads to a
> comedy of errors! It's like the perfect storm, individually, these
> issues above are not deal breakers...but together? Oh yeah...you
> better believe it!
> For me, this is just one more reason to avoid Sony products now and
> for the future...uh-uh...I'm not drinking that kool-ade! And I know
> that it hurts me because I admit...Sony has some really cool things,
> and being the gadget lover I am, not allowing myself to play with Sony
> stuff really causes me stress! But I have my principles and stick by
> them unless their intention is proven to be valuable to me,
> individually. In fact, I price myself on not owning a single item that
> has the sony logo on it!
> Ed
I don't think the intent was to install malware either, but they have
surreptitiously installed some, and now people are being affected by it
and by hackers taking advantage of it
(http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?
duid=mtfh66562_2005-11-10_20-14-45_l10615955_newsml)

Sony has gone from "dumb move" to about as stupid as they can get

Will be interesting to see what the reaction is

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