Description
Sony Micro Vault Fingerprint Access Software, as distributed with Sony Micro Vault USM-F USB flash drives, installs a driver that hides a directory under %WINDIR%, which might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection by placing files in this directory.
References
- 20070830 Re: Sony: The Return Of The Rootkit mailing-list
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-082007.html#00001266
- http://www.computerdefense.org/?p=380
- 20070829 Sony: The Return Of The Rootkit mailing-list
- http://hiltont.blogspot.com/2007/08/sony-rootkit-version-2.html
- http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-082007.html#00001263
- 20070901 Re: Sony: The Return Of The Rootkit mailing-list
- 20070831 Re: Sony: The Return Of The Rootkit mailing-list
- http://observed.de/?entnum=101
- 3118 third-party-advisory