Copy-protected CDs leave computers vunerable

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So, here's how it works. You set Windows Update to patch the shit out of XP so no malware can exploit the myriad of security holes Microsoft keeps discovering. Then you buy a CD manufactured by Sony which requires that you download software so you can play the damn thing on your computer. Unfortunately, said software works in the same way as most malware does, embedding itself in your system so that one can not easily strip away the DRM-scheme. Guess what happens next?

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