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- Sony CD threats continue to emerge
- Just when you thought it was safe to play holiday carols over the office network, a new malware threat has surfaced on even more Sony CDs. And virus and worm writers are getting into the spirit of the season as well with the release of a new IM threat. Get...
- Tags: Sony Corp., CD, IM, John McCormick, Cyberthreats, Instant messaging, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Sony CD, malware, IT Locksmith Newsletter, Threat, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Internet, Online Communications
- Technical articles 2005-12-12
- 'Bots' for Sony CD software spotted online
- 'Bots' for Sony CD software spotted onlinearticle root'Bots' for Sony CD software spotted onlineThe first pieces of malicious software designed to hide in Sony BMG Music Entertainment's copy protection tool for CDs have been spotted. These "bot" variants are intended to give the attacker remote control of any computer they...
- Tags: bot, bots, CD, copy protection, digital-rights management, EULA, security, software, Sonja Thompson, sony, Sony CD, Sony Corp., trojans
- Discussion threads 2005-11-11
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- The CD player will not function
- I have a CD-ROM player, a SONY DVD-ROM DDU1621 that no longer seems functional. I have checked its properties and have updated the drivers as requested. The Properties always indicate I have 0 bytes available and 0 bytes used. Very confusing.Use the Sony Diag programSony has a...
- Tags: rockhill8847@..., Sony Corp., CD
- Discussion threads 2007-07-11
- How to Install Sony VAIO Media Server in a non Sony PC
- I got a Sony Vaio Media Receiver witch is only compatible with Sony VAIO Media Server to stream media to the TV...It is possible to install Sony VAIO Media Server in a non Sony PC?There is a way to make understand the application instaler that non Sony PC in question...
- Tags: Desktops, alecuba@..., Sony Vaio Media, Sony Corp., non-Sony PC, Sony VAIO Media Server, Sony Vaio, media server, server
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- sony viao laptop
- after a year of using my sony viao laptop, i can't burn any thing from the cd-rom to a cd..also my task manger is inactivated!!looking for a way out without damaging the cd-rom at the moment
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Notebooks, roadracer24@..., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2007-07-07
- PROBLEM FOR CREATING CD
- WHEN I BURN MY CAMCODER(SONY TRV286)FOR CREATING CD RESOLUTION IS NOT SO GOOD, IT WILL TAKE LOT OF TIME, IT WILL NOT SELECT DVD WRITER.PLEASE HELP ME. IAM USING SONY PICTURE PACKAGE FOR BURN TAPECASSETE
- Tags: sandas@..., CD
- Discussion threads 2007-03-24
- Sony Vaio CD/DVD drive replacement-Help??
- I have a Sony VIAO laptop PCG-F690K with a dead CD/DVD drive. Just wont read anything anymore. Bought a replacement, but nowhere can I find how to install it. Instructions I do have start with taking the keyboard off, then easily replacing the optical drive. But how to take Keyboard...
- Tags: Keyboards, barry@..., Sony Vaio, screw, Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-04
- OPERATING SOFTWARE FOR DSC-P43 SONY CAMERA
- PLEASE I LOST MY OPERATING CD FOR MY SDC-P43 SONY CAMERA,HOW CAN I DOWNLOAD ANOTHER ONE ONLINE.You CouldStop Screaming (Your Caps Key, all caps are particully annoying and represent screaming).Then you could go to the Sony support site and download the drivers. They claim that model is only available in...
- Tags: software, edegbuhu@..., Sony Corp., camera
- Discussion threads 2007-09-13
- Fall electronics to rally Sony?
- Correct links to the photo galleriesHere are the correct links to the photo galleries:Sony's Mylohttp://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-3513_11-30551.htmlDigital reading at Bordershttp://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-1035_11-7737.htmlWhat's with Sony again ?Are we talking poorly hidden agenda here?Here's a link for a bit of balance.http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=sony+rootkit+lame+drm&meta=From NotabigfanofSonySony goofed... lost this customer.Too much crap to receive forgiveness from THIS consumer. I...
- Tags: Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-14
- Sony DVD/CD-RW CRX830E Drive Not Working
- I have a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop. Recently the Sony DVD/CD-RW CRX830E Drive stopped working. I get an error that says, "Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)". I haven't been abl
- Tags: Notebooks, L_M_Gregory@..., rom, Sony Corp., hardware
- Discussion threads 2006-12-16
- DVD reading problem
- I have a SONY CDRW/DVD CRX830E player in a DELL latitude laptop. It recently stopped playing DVDs but still plays CDs. When you put a DVD in, it spins for a second then stops. The media players say no disc is in the drive. If you...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, DVD
- Q&A 2006-01-29
- Sony rootkit settlement gets final nod
- so what now?"Electronic Frontier Foundation Legal Director Cindy Cohn ... urged anyone in possession of the offending CDs to stake their claims against Sony"Yeah? How? I looked at the linked PDF file, 49 pages of Sanskrit.What about MP3 players?In Australia, the copyright laws have recently changed to allow the copying...
- Tags: Sony Corp., CD, sony bmg rootkit, frylock, it management, Sony rootkit settlement, Google Inc., MP3, MP3 player, rootkit
- Discussion threads 2006-05-23
- please need help for sony vaio bios password
- please email me if you know how to remove the bios password on sony vaio VGN-S5XP.THANKS.Nabeel.nabs999@hotmail.comAsk Sony for the overrideAs a VAR and authorized Sony dealer, you should already have this.
- Tags: nabs999@..., bios password, BIOS
- Discussion threads 2007-05-05
- CD R/W plays Audio, Not visible in My Computer
- I have a dell dimension 3000 with a Sony cd drive that will play Audio but I can not use it to burn cd's. It is not visible in Devise Mgr. I upgraded the firmware and the drive showed up after the reboot but disappeared from view after running aan...
- Tags: computer, hardware, short1
- Discussion threads 2007-01-08
- Sony-BMG Blog site now GONE...
- On Friday 12.09.2005 when I last checked the Sony BMG blog site regarding the announcement of the software to remove the Sony "rootkit" I mean Copy Protection "software"... was up. I checked for it today....GONE. What's nearly as hard to find: (for casual browsers...) The page that contains the download...
- Tags: Bertelsmann Music Group, blog, Mr. Tinker, network security, security, software, Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-12-14
- Rootkits: Digital Rights Management, Spyware, and Security
- Sony-BMG and other record companies face some hard decisions. The Internet is transforming the distribution and promotion of music, and the industry is searching intently for new business models. Many in the industry see DRM as part of the industry's future. For these DRM advocates, Sony-BMG's misadventures with CD copy...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Internet, Bertelsmann Music Group, CD, Digital-rights Management, Industry, Rootkit, Spyware, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- White papers 2006-01-23
- Sony amnesia
- I have a Sony PCV-RS34G, that refuses to recognize the computer. I put in a new HD 18 months ago, it worked no problem,I have followed everthing Sony has suggested.Some companies use a record or chip in the computer to tell the software if it is their product.I have no...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, pmbrent@..., Sony Corp., computer
- Discussion threads 2007-08-04
- reinstalling recovery cd XP on a vista preinstalled sony vaio c2z/B
- hello, pls i need to reinstall a recovery cdwith XP os on my sony vaio c2z/b laptop which was preinstalled with a VISTA os and which i've formatted. i'll appreciate a step by step approach at loading it. thanksRecoveryCheck out this link for recovery for VAIO:http://support.vaio.sony.co.uk/tutorials/recovery/recovery.asp?site=voe_en_GB_cons&c=0&s=-1&m=2517
- Tags: ayoola20@..., recovery, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- CD not being read
- I have a 4 years' old Compaq PC with OEM CD-Rom, and have recently got a DVD/CD-RW combo drive. So far, no problem.I have been burning Sony CD-Rs through Nero (mostly data back-ups, and some music), and can access the files either from the old CD-Rom or from the new...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, CD-ROM, old cd-rom, CD
- Discussion threads 2006-04-01
- What makes a rootkit?
- Donīt buy SonyIf that is the way Sony treats its customers, I have only one thing to do: I will not buy any more Sony products. If CDs are flawed, every other product may be flawed too. Do the same.A Silver Lining?I have a similar reaction to the idea...
- Tags: donīt buy sony., if you donīt want spyware, rootkit, security, segbar@..., Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-11-21
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