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Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray

From "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray
Date 2015-08-27 18:10 +0200
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Hi,

ken wrote:
> I mean, it's possible
> for either or both to have malicious code in their firmware. But is either
> *known* to?

Well, as you can see from my posts i fiercely deny to have
such knowledge of malicious code on the level of the drive
firmware.
(I can be convinced, though, if good evidence is presented.)


> it's rather remarkable that the Sony malware/rootkit was discovered
> at all.

I don't think so. It's a clumsy boss idea to spread 20 million
copies of a root kit on non-erasable discs and to hope to
get away with it. Especially if the vice boss announces the
breach of law 5 years in advance:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal#Background
  "We will firewall it at your PC..."

The distribution method is artless and widely warned of.
I dimly remember that this feature can be disabled on
MS-Windows.
( $DOING_IT_LIKE_LISI : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoRun )


Have a nice day :)

Thomas

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Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-27 09:10 +0200
  Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-27 10:30 +0200
    Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-27 11:50 +0200
      Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 12:30 +0200
        Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-27 13:10 +0200
          Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 13:40 +0200
            Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-27 15:40 +0200
        Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray ken <gebser@mousecar.com> - 2015-08-27 16:30 +0200
          Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-27 18:10 +0200
        Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-27 18:30 +0200
          Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 19:50 +0200
            Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-27 20:20 +0200
              Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-28 04:10 +0200
      Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-27 18:10 +0200
        Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-27 19:30 +0200
        Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 21:50 +0200
          Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-28 04:20 +0200
            Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 09:30 +0200
  Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Nicolas George <george@nsup.org> - 2015-08-27 17:00 +0200
    Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-27 18:10 +0200
      Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2015-08-27 20:40 +0200
        Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 21:50 +0200
          Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 03:00 +0200
          Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2015-08-28 07:30 +0200
            Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 09:40 +0200
              Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2015-08-29 08:10 +0200
        Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-27 22:20 +0200
          Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray "T.J. Duchene" <t.j.duchene@gmail.com> - 2015-08-28 00:20 +0200
            Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-28 11:00 +0200
              Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray "T.J. Duchene" <t.j.duchene@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 01:40 +0200
          Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-28 04:20 +0200
          Re: new laptop: DVD or Blu-ray Seeker <seeker5528@comcast.net> - 2015-08-28 07:50 +0200
  Hh "T.J. Duchene" <t.j.duchene@gmail.com> - 2015-08-27 23:50 +0200

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