Comments on: EFF posts list of XCP CDs, plus tips and workarounds http://www.boycottsony.us/?p=19 All about egregiously anti-customer behavior by everyone's favorite BigCo. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:43:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on EFF posts list of XCP CDs, plus tips and workarounds by: Jon Rich http://www.boycottsony.us/?p=19#comment-351 Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:47:23 +0000 http://www.boycottsony.us/?p=19#comment-351 for example: Sony DVD-VCR combo - failed after 50 days (locked up and ate one of my favorite DVDs) Sony hard drive - failed after 17 months (crashed and took my programs and data with it) Sony disk drive (3.5") - failed after 2-3 years ( wouldn't eject disks without inserting pin) Sony 3.5" HD 1.44MB disks - about 15-20% of a particular lot failed (became unformattible) for example:
Sony DVD-VCR combo - failed after 50 days (locked up and ate one of my favorite DVDs)
Sony hard drive - failed after 17 months (crashed and took my programs and data with it)
Sony disk drive (3.5″) - failed after 2-3 years ( wouldn’t eject disks without inserting pin)
Sony 3.5″ HD 1.44MB disks - about 15-20% of a particular lot failed (became unformattible)

]]> Comment on EFF posts list of XCP CDs, plus tips and workarounds by: Jon Rich http://www.boycottsony.us/?p=19#comment-350 Fri, 02 Dec 2005 23:24:40 +0000 http://www.boycottsony.us/?p=19#comment-350 I don't even buy or use music cd's, but after reading the current sorry saga of Sony I have put them on my avoid-at-all-cost list. (I once had good experience with Sony Trinitron but have had poor experience with everything Sony since.) I now view Sony to be a "loose canon." If they are devious enough to purpetrate this piracy on an unsuspecting public, what might they be capable of next if they think they can get away with it? I don’t even buy or use music cd’s, but after reading the current sorry saga of Sony I have put them on my avoid-at-all-cost list. (I once had good experience with Sony Trinitron but have had poor experience with everything Sony since.) I now view Sony to be a “loose canon.” If they are devious enough to purpetrate this piracy on an unsuspecting public, what might they be capable of next if they think they can get away with it?

]]> Comment on EFF posts list of XCP CDs, plus tips and workarounds by: The Sony Boycott Blog » Blog Archive » Backdoor.win32.Breplibot.b: First exploit of the Sony rootkit http://www.boycottsony.us/?p=19#comment-36 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:51:19 +0000 http://www.boycottsony.us/?p=19#comment-36 [...] It’s started: Viruslist.com has information from Trend Micro about the first exploit of the vulnerabilities exposed by the Sony rootkit (the link goes to a monthly archive page, there’s no permalink on Viruslist.com’s site). The exploit is a spam mail containing an executable that copies itself to the host OS as $SYS$DRV.EXE and creates a registry key. No word yet on whether any other activity occurs after installation. Thanks to Michael for posting the link in the comments. [...] […] It’s started: Viruslist.com has information from Trend Micro about the first exploit of the vulnerabilities exposed by the Sony rootkit (the link goes to a monthly archive page, there’s no permalink on Viruslist.com’s site). The exploit is a spam mail containing an executable that copies itself to the host OS as $SYS$DRV.EXE and creates a registry key. No word yet on whether any other activity occurs after installation. Thanks to Michael for posting the link in the comments. […]

]]> Comment on EFF posts list of XCP CDs, plus tips and workarounds by: Michael http://www.boycottsony.us/?p=19#comment-35 Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:24:58 +0000 http://www.boycottsony.us/?p=19#comment-35 It's begun. Quote from Kaspersky Labs: "Yury November 10, 2005 ¦ 14:28 MSK "The first backdoor which utilizes the 'Sony rootkit' was detected today. We've classified this malicious program as Backdoor.Win32.Breplibot.b. We're analyzing the progam at the moment and will have more information soon. Watch this space." http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog It’s begun.

Quote from Kaspersky Labs:

“Yury November 10, 2005 | 14:28 MSK

“The first backdoor which utilizes the ‘Sony rootkit’ was detected today. We’ve classified this malicious program as Backdoor.Win32.Breplibot.b.
We’re analyzing the progam at the moment and will have more information soon. Watch this space.”

http://www.viruslist.com/en/weblog

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