Sony come up with another rootkit.

[M.I.5¾]

Sony are at it again. Their microvault USB FLASH drives install another
rootkit.

"Some Sony MicroVault USB thumbdrives have been found to contain hidden
rookit software"


http://www.tech.co.uk/computing/sof...t-found-in-sony-software?articleid=1554304844

I would have posted the test from the article but I can't seem to separate
it from the adverts and other rubbish.

 

[Allan Adler]

Sony are at it again. Their microvault USB FLASH drives install another
rootkit.

What does it do if you plug it into a PC running Linux?

 

[M.I.5¾]

What does it do if you plug it into a PC running Linux?

Obviously, the rootkit won't install, but then you can't access the drives
contents either.