Posted by fred-bloggs on 11/15/05 20:24

"Kathy" <kathysmokes1@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:dldfoq$pau$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com:

> When looking for a tracklisting of the new Neil Diamond "12 Songs" CD
> (NOT for me LOL but for a "friend", honest!) at my usual source:
> http://www.cd-reviewers.com/reviews_frontpage_B0009NSCVC , I
> discovered in the reviews, about the use of a Sony Rootkit attached to
> this album. I read all the links detailed in the review (very
> informative if one is an Anorak (I respect their choice of fake fur on
> the collars) and just wondered this:-
>
> has anyone got any information that if we download tracks from that
> album (I'm currently queued for 'em!), will any on the Rootkit "nasty"
> tag onto the files and come across the ether into my little box?
>
> I'm running Sygate and PeerGuardian but not sure if that will be
> enough if Rootkit is a real nasty, nasty piece of work.
>
>
>

The rootkit is only installed from the CD.

List of CDs infected with Sony rootkit
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004144.php

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fred

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