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BioShock Installs a Rootkit

Posted by kdawson on from the drm-even-in-the-demo dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Sony (the owner of SecureROM copy protection) is still up to its old tricks. One would think that they would have learned their lesson after the music CD DRM fiasco, which cost them millions. However, they have now started infesting PC gaming with their invasive DRM. Facts have surfaced that show that the recently released PC game BioShock installs a rootkit, which embeds itself into Explorer, as part of its SecureROM copy-protection scheme. Not only that, but just installing the demo infects your system with the rootkit. This begs the question: Since when did demos need copy protection?"

5 of 529 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Oh great by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, consumer.

    You'll buy what we fucking TELL you to buy. If it crashes your system, then your system requires more RAM.

    It's situation fucking normal for a game.

    If you don't like it, then millions of idiots will just buy it and install it on their parents' computer anyway. After all, kids are the only ones who play games.

    (Not previewing after 5 on a Friday.)

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  2. Re:Oh great by Short+Circuit · · Score: 4, Funny

    Here we go again. *sigh* What, Sony and their rootkits, or the "Begs the question" abuse that seems to get on everyone's nerves?
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  3. Re:Yet another game by Afecks · · Score: 5, Funny

    That settles it, I will never buy this game again.

  4. Re:Oh great by Schemat1c · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you don't like it, then millions of idiots will just buy it and install it on their parents' computer anyway. After all, kids are the only ones who play games.

    I play games and i'm almost 27. so do all my friends, and many other people i know.

    games aren't just for kids. The fact games are a multi billion dollar industry shows this clearly.

    no one can make me part with my money if i don't want to. get a clue. Whoosh!
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  5. Re:Would be nice by Lost+Penguin · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's a song....
    Fdisk, Format, Re-Install, Do-Dah

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