Beasty Spyware
Suspicions that a new Beastie Boys CD automatically installs sinister software on a user's computer have been denied by music company EMI, which released the CD.
The suggestion, which started on an online message board, has caused a storm of controversy among fans of the US rap band and computer enthusiasts. Some of the CDs do carry copy protection software, which aims to reduce piracy.
A posting on the bugtraq message board on SecurityFocus.com claimed that when a copy-protected version of the album is inserted in a PC, software installs itself “automatically” and “silently” and stays there even when the CD is removed. That "sounds like viral malware behaviour to me", the user wrote.
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posted by NeoN @ 6/23/2004 05:28:00 AM
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