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IEEE Spectrum January 2006 Stephen Cass	Antipiracy Software Opens Door to Electronic Intruders When security researchers in the U.S. and Finland discovered the music CD/rootkit problem, Sony BMG's reaction was so bad that it will probably be seen in future years as a textbook example of a botched corporate response.
InternetNews January 30, 2007 Roy Mark	Sony BMG Settles FTC DRM Charges Sony BMG Music agreed Tuesday it violated federal law by not telling consumers CDs sold by the company contained digital rights management software that monitored user listening habits to send them marketing messages.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2005 Alyce Lomax	What Were You Thinking, Sony? Increasingly, music companies like Sony BMG are treating their customers like criminals who borrow, rather than purchase, their products. Sony's recent move goes way beyond that idea -- providing an intrusive technology that, in effect, hijacked its customers' computers.
PC World December 30, 2005 Robert McMillan	Copy Controls: How Far Will They Go? Sony's invasive antipiracy efforts point to a coming battle for control of your PC.
Home Theater November 15, 2005 Mark Fleischmann	Deep Rifts Exposed in Sony BMG Faux Pas Sony BMG's boneheaded misuse of hacker technology has potentially compromised the security of millions of PCs, inspired a bunch of computer viruses, provoked class-action lawsuits, caused a firestorm of protest in online forums, and even attracted veiled criticism from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
InternetNews November 21, 2005 Jim Wagner	Sony Sued Over DRM Rootkit Sony BMG's copy-protection software draws lawsuits from the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the state of Texas.
InternetNews November 16, 2005 Jim Wagner	Sony Recalls Rootkit-Plagued CDs Sony BMG is recalling the copyright-protected music CDs that have been causing no end of grief to the company.
InternetNews November 2, 2005 Jim Wagner	Digging Out Sony's DRM Rootkit Using a technique popularized by malware writers, Sony runs software behind the scenes of its copy-protected CDs.
PC Magazine December 21, 2005 Larry Seltzer	Heard Any Good Malware Lately? Digital rights shouldn't violate civil rights as Sony's DRM rootkit seems to do.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Sony Says I'm Sorry ... 21st-Century Style Sony, despite some recent missteps, tries to set things right with its spyware fiasco. While the stock has certainly been strong, who can buy a company that seems committed to tripping over its own digital feet and aggravating consumers in the pursuit of more money?
PC World June 2005 Scott Spanbauer	Rootkits: Invisible Assault on Windows These clever attacks are not new, but they pose a growing threat to Windows PCs. Since rootkits can work with spyware, viruses, and other malware in blended threats, security vendors are sharpening the tools they'll need for detecting them.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Alyce Lomax	More Sucking Sounds at Sony The state of Texas cries foul over Sony's spyware practices, again. But it seems that many investors still retain a lot of belief in Sony, given that its stock price continues to go up.
PC Magazine April 20, 2005 Larry Seltzer	Rootkits: The Ultimate Stealth Attack These underhanded programs go to great lengths to conceal themselves. Luckily, help is on the way.
Home Theater July 19, 2007	Sony BMG Bites DRM Developer Sony BMG is suing one of two developers of digital rights management schemes that spooked consumers, compromised the security of their PCs, and forced the music label to pay settlements in numerous lawsuits.
PC Magazine February 1, 2006 Cade Metz	The Sorry State of Security Time to face facts: when it comes to our online safety woes, everybody is to blame.
InternetNews November 7, 2005 Jim Wagner	Sony Facing Not-so-Secretive Legal Action The Electronic Frontier Foundation is investigating whether to file a class-action lawsuit against Sony BMG for its anti-piracy activities on consumer computers.
Popular Mechanics March 2006 Joel Johnson	Tech Clinic Expert Q & A How many USB devices can I hook up to my PC at one time?... What is he Sony rootkit and how do I get rid of it if it's on my computer?... How can I tell if someone is freeloading on my Wi-Fi network?...
InternetNews November 14, 2005 Jim Wagner	Microsoft to Block Sony DRM Rootkit Microsoft has joined other security vendors in pursuit of the rootkit component to Sony's now-infamous anti-piracy measure.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Sony Pays Up Last year's rootkit controversy is coming back to haunt Sony. For investors, Sony remains a tricky gamble until it can keep itself out of the negative limelight and put forth a more customer-oriented approach. There's no such thing as too big to do the right thing.
PC Magazine September 27, 2006 Robert Lemos	Your Own Personal Matrix How rootkits can take over your computer and steal data under your nose and how to stop them.
PC World November 2005 Erik Larkin	Threat Alert: Antivirus Killers Savvy invaders can erode your PC's defenses and make it even more vulnerable.
PC World August 2006 Andrew Brandt	New Rootkit Detectors Help Protect You and Your PC Malware that can be particularly well hidden are ferreted out by these free tools.
InternetNews July 13, 2006 Andy Patrizio	PowerPoint the Latest Target of Virus Writers Now PowerPoint is the target of a zero-day vulnerability, although it uses the same modus operandi as so many other viruses.
PC World July 2005 Andrew Brandt	Security Tips: Identify Malware Hiding in Windows' System Folders Fortunately, once identified, malware is usually fairly easy--albeit tedious--to clean up. So follow these detection procedures, and your PC will be in good shape. Also, several available programs will help you spot, and in one case, remove, dangerous rootkit files.
InternetNews February 23, 2007 Clint Boulton	Want a Contract With Your Key Logger? Malware authors are now offering ongoing support and updates for their goods.
AskMen.com Phil Helm	How To: Protect Your Computer Protecting your computer is easier than you might think. Here is a list of protection software that will keep your computer clean as a whistle and virus-free.
InternetNews August 2, 2006 Andy Patrizio	Who's Who in Antivirus Software? Despite dominant players, the Black Hat conference has a big cast. Now if only people will use their products.
T.H.E. Journal August 2005 Scott Brown	How to Keep Your Campus Safe from Infection A head-to-head look at how 13 antivirus solutions stack up. Which ones will keep your computers protected?
The Motley Fool April 2, 2008 Alyce Lomax	A Big Mistake at Sony BMG A small French company has alleged that Sony BMG pirated its software.
PC Magazine January 18, 2006 Michael J. Miller	Now Showing on Small Screens Technology is poised to change TV and movies in the same way as online music stores and digital music players have rewritten the rules for music distribution.
PC Magazine April 10, 2008 Neil J. Rubenking	Avast! Antivirus 4.8 Home Edition The free avast! antivirus now blasts spyware and does it nearly as well as the top products.
InternetNews April 2, 2008 Andy Patrizio	Do You Know Where That USB Drive Has Been? Antivirus firm finds USB drives and other removable media spread the most prolific forms of malware last month.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2011 Kurt Bakke	Sony's Apology Is Not Enough Free stuff doesn't make up for the damage done.
InternetNews December 14, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Report: One In Six Computers Has Spyware Infection Internet security vendor Prevx finds that quite a few PCs are infected with rootkits.
Inc. April 2009	Security: Free Antivirus Software Three choices for antivirus software for your small business or home.
InternetNews September 17, 2007 Andy Patrizio	Have We Reached The End Of The Virus? Not quite. The old-fashioned virus infestation is fading as the biggest nuisance for computer users in favor of Trojans, Symantec's new malware study finds.
InternetNews February 24, 2009 Richard Adhikari	Hackers Pounce on Excel Vulnerability Hackers have launched a new attack that uses a previously undiscovered flaw in Microsoft Excel to target business executives and government agencies.
PC Magazine March 26, 2010 Neil J. Rubenking	Lab Testing Antivirus Software Roundup Many users prefer to build their own protective suite from separate best-of-breed components. Here's a run-down of your choices for standalone antivirus utilities.
PC World September 2001 Sean Captain	Stealth Fighters Today's best antivirus programs are tough on PC parasites but easy on users...
PC World March 2006 Andrew Sullivan	Programs in Peril Popular applications have more security flaws than Windows does.
PC Magazine March 16, 2005 Dennis Fisher	New Virus Attack Bypasses Filters Virus writers have once again gotten the drop on antivirus vendors and IT administrators with a new technique that's finding considerable success.
InternetNews December 28, 2005 Jim Wagner	Windows Metafile Exploit Could Spell Trouble A new virus that exploits a critical vulnerability in the Windows Metafile Format has been released to the wild and is being used by malware writers.
PC World November 5, 2001 Tom Spring	Music Labels Target CD Ripping Claiming to fight piracy, labels test copy protection to keep audio CDs from going digital...
PC World August 2006 Andrew Brandt	The 10 Biggest Security Risks You Don't Know About Hackers, scammers, and identity thieves are constantly coming up with new ways to attack your PC and your privacy. Here are the newest perils and how to foil them.
BusinessWeek April 10, 2006 Brian Grow	This Worm Is Nasty, Brutish, And Sneaky Hackers have raised the stakes with a new bug almost immune to detection.
PC Magazine June 9, 2010 Neil J. Rubenking	Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.1 Review & Rating Panda Security has spent the last few years mastering behavior-based detection, cloud-based antivirus scanning, and free security software. Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.1 (free, direct) brings all these threads together.
Inc. August 2008 Michael Fitzgerald	Help! Somebody Save Our Files! How to handle and prevent the most common data disasters.
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PC Magazine July 13, 2004 Alexandra Robbins	The Virus Wars As the problem continues to escalate, the future direction of the virus wars is something of an unknown, because it depends on so many variables, including the shifting motivations for virus writing.
PC World October 1, 2002 Paul Roberts	New E-Mail Virus Targets Windows, IE Virus is attached to e-mail messages with a wide variety of subject lines, making it harder for antivirus apps to detect.