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BEWARE SONY ROOTKIT!

Beethoven Junkie | NYC | 02/03/2008

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I purchased this recording about a year ago, but only tried to play it on my laptop the other day. I was shocked to find that by doing this, I had allowed Sony to install their infamous Rootkit DRM on my hard drive. For those few who are unaware of this problem, Sony put a little program called a rootkit into their DRM program just about when this cd was published. This digital rights management software contains a file that hides from being detected, and sends information to a remote computer about your listening habits (and God knows what else). Because it conceals itself, many antispyware and antivirus programs don't detect it. It then can enable trojans and viruses to penetrate the hard drive and wreak HAVOC.



Anyone unfamiliar with this problem need only google "SONY DRM ROOTKIT" to find out how destructive this little program is.



While the music is lovely, anyone considering the purchase of this cd should refrain unless they can be sure that they have a copy that does not have the SONY DRM on it, or refrain from trying to put it on your digital player or listen on your computer. I've emailed Zigzag-Territoires about this, but have yet to hear a word from them. By now, they have had ample time to reply.



Save yourself the heartburn. No recording is worth the trouble of getting a rootkit cleaned from your hard drive. Avoid this cd."