Sony to offer patch for 'rootkit' DRM
Posted on: 11/03/2005 07:09 PM

Sony BMG said today it will offer a patch for one of its own exploits - one that comes bundled with its music CDs. The code cloaks itself and by intercepting and redirecting low level windows system calls, forces the audio through a custom player, and restricts the number of CD burns that can be made.

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