Don’t ever buy DRM’ed CDs

My god. This is a MUST read for any sysadmin out there:

http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html

Basically the DRM system that gets installed on your computer if you buy this Sony/BMG “CD” is the worst kind of malware. It’s a crappy rootkit the fucks up your computer, and can’t be uninstalled unless you’re an absolute Windows Internals Grand Master(tm).

I thought two things after reading this: 1) I’ll never buy any CD that doesn’t have the real “Compact Disc” logo on it. 2) Windows frightens me. If I can get my system into this kind of trouble JUST BY INSERTING A FREAKING MUSIC CD god help me trying to serve up web pages to the Internet…

Via Simon Phipps.