mac and virus and protection
mac and virus and protectionThe 2005 Sony CD copy protection scandal was a public scandal dealing with Sony BMG Music Entertainment's surreptitious distribution of software on audio compact discs. As a copy protection measure, Sony BMG included the Extended Copy Protection (XCP) and MediaMax CD-3 software on music CDs. XCP was put on 52 albums[1] and MediaMax was put on 50 albums. [2] This software was automatically installed on desktop computers when customers tried to play the CDs. The software interferes with the normal way in which the Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X operating systems play CDs, opens security holes that allow viruses to break in, and causes other problems. TWO: VIREX. It is widely described as spyware. As a result, a number of parties have filed lawsuits against Sony BMG; the company ended up recalling all the affected CDs; and greater public attention was drawn to the issue of commercially-backed spyware. History & technical informationBackgroundIn August 2000, Sony Pictures Entertainment US senior VP Steve Heckler foreshadowed events of late 2005. Heckler told attendees at the Americas Conference on Information Systems "The industry will take whatever steps it needs to protect itself and protect its revenue streams. It will not lose that revenue stream, no matter what. This antivirus utility from Symantec Corporation gives you unparalleled protection |