Some Sony music CD's install rootkit

Hello 2005, 2016 called and want their rootkits.

Seems like Capcom wanted root access to your computer, and in the process gave it to “everyone” else as well.

From cursory reading it would seem that it is basically just a system driver with enhanced permissions though, as well as it disabling some hardware “protections” (that have been defeated anyway). The good ol’ Sony rootkit at least hid itself from the user and could be used to defeat WOWs Warden, this one is just HIPS (Hiding in Plain Sight) from what I could gather.

Fuckers. Should get it’s own thread though, Sony hopefully learnt their lesson.

Question is, are there any other Capcom titles this has been slipped into? Dead Rising, Dragon’s Dogma, DMC4? I guess this is targeted at online play, but could you trust them now?