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== References and Resources ==* A blog article [http://blogs.technet.com/b/markrussinovich/archive/2005/11/06/sony-s-rootkit-first-4-internet-responds.aspx Sony’s Rootkit: First 4 Internet Responds] explains how poorly written the Aries.sys api interceptor is and why the presence of the Sony DRM Rootkit not only makes your Windows system less stable, it prevents you from isolating and indemnifying problems with your system that could otherwise be easily addressed as they arise.* A [http://www.electrohack.com/index.php?s=sony+rootkit&submit=Search handful of articles on the Expressive Opposition blog] details the story behind the Sony DRM Rootkit and how people responsed.  Sony faced legal action by consumer groups and was forced to issue a recall on DRM embedded music discs.
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