Monday, November 21, 2005
Sony's Mediamax spyware gets a new uninstaller
In addition to the XCP rootkit software that Sony installed on its customers' PCs without permission, Sony has also installed another malicious program called MediaMax, from Suncomm. MediaMax spies on your actions and reports on them to Sony, and the uninstaller they provided leaves your computer vulnerable to an attack where bad code on a web-page can compromise your control over your data, your Internet connection, your privacy and your PC.
Now Suncomm (whose new CEO is an ex-Sony employee who was involved with their DRM program) has issued a new uninstaller. No word on whether this one was executed any more competently than the first one. Link, Sony Rootkit Roundup Part I, Sony Rootkit Roundup Part II
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