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Ubisoft uPlay Security Flaw

[Jul 30, 2012, 11:25 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

Computer and Video Games has follow-up on reports of a vulnerability in Ubisoft's uPlay service that could possibly allow the access of files on user's PCs. The story reflects initial impressions that this may have been included intentionally as a rootkit DRM, but they have subsequent comments from researchers indicating they think this was more likely an unintentionally security mess-up (thanks Joao). There's a follow up note on Kotaku on how to clean this out of your system if you are "infected" (thanks nin).

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24. Re: Ubisoft uPlay Security Flaw Jul 30, 2012, 16:10 RailWizard
 
SimplyMonk wrote on Jul 30, 2012, 13:53:
RailWizard wrote on Jul 30, 2012, 13:40:
Their games aren't even worth all this DRM.

I'm already boycotting them, feel like I need to escalate now, but how. lol

Actively pirate them? Make a bunch of of real looking "Assassin Creed: Brotherhood" CDs with pirated versions on them and leave them lying around at playgrounds, subways, internet cafes, Starbucks.

Yeah that's the thing. I've looked at their crap on a certain 'privateer' website and I don't even want their crap for free. Guess I'm just not that bored. heh

  
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