Comments on: Sony takes a page from hackers, virus writers http://quantum-mechanic.com/2005/11/02/sony-takes-a-page-from-hackers-virus-writers/ Uncertain rants and musings Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:58:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: yep http://quantum-mechanic.com/2005/11/02/sony-takes-a-page-from-hackers-virus-writers/comment-page-1/#comment-32 yep Wed, 02 Nov 2005 20:25:12 +0000 http://quantum-mechanic.com/?p=46#comment-32 Your asumption: “copyright-protected” CDs which can only be played on a computer if you use the player that’s on the disc. is not correct. It is a resonably normal CD until after their software is installed. Only then does it require their player. There is many ways around it before hand but once Windoze is infected you are in a pickle. The way it infects is through the Auto-Play "feature" of Windoze. Your asumption:
“copyright-protected” CDs which can only be played on a computer if you use the player that’s on the disc.

is not correct. It is a resonably normal CD until after their software is installed. Only then does it require their player. There is many ways around it before hand but once Windoze is infected you are in a pickle. The way it infects is through the Auto-Play “feature” of Windoze.

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