Yet another reason to never listen to Celine Dion or use Windows computers.

Friday, November 11, 2005 - FreeMarketNews.com

The computer-virus front has another battleground. According to several news sources, the folks at Sophos, a noted British security software firm, have discovered the first virus to use a hole in the controversial CD copy-protection software from music publisher Sony BMG to enter personal computers and do its damage.
Under a subject line with the words "Photo approval," a hacker has mass-mailed the Stinx-E trojan virus to e-mail addresses all over Britain. If a recipient clicks on the attached file they install malware which can destroy firewalls and open access to hackers. The malware uses existing Sony BMG software that installs on any computer playing one of its copy-protected CDs to do its dirty work.
Security software firm Symantec Corp. also discovered these first trojans to abuse this Sony BMG flaw. The music publishing unit of the Japanese electronics conglomerate has distributed the copy-protection software on a range of recent music compact discs from artists such as Celine Dion and Sarah McLachlan. When the CD is played on a Windows personal computer, the software first installs itself and then limits the usage rights of a consumer. It only allows playback with Sony software. - ST