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Ever wondered how the Death Star works? Howstuffworks.com has an article about it.

For those of you who've ever been attacked by DRM (Digital Rights Management) software embedded in CD's, the story is taking a turn for the worse. Sony's newest security measures have been labeled a "Rootkit" by the security industry (Rootkits are a particularly pernicious type of malware). The program co-opts kernel level processes, hides it's presence, and cripples the computer when removed. Yet another reason to turn off Autorun (An effective way of preventing any of this crap from running), I prefer the registry method, as I've often found Tweak UI to be an overrated POS.

Oh and...

PACMAN!

Date: 2005-11-03 04:50 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thelabmonkey.livejournal.com
God damn, I hate that shit. I had a mal-ware device driver automatically install on my machine a year ago when I got a Sahara Hotnights CD at their concert. It garbled any audio CD I tried to rip to mp3 or copy. I have no idea what 90% of the people who also bought that CD did...

Date: 2005-11-04 12:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jaynneboae.livejournal.com
I'm TOTALLY going to do that Pacman thing next year for halloween.

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