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Phil^ · 1 Nov 2005, 18:07

Yahwe, have a read of this. : http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/200...al-rights.html
Would this, like some people are saying on there, be a violation of the computer misuse act?
specifically :
"3.-(1) A person is guilty of an offence if-
he does any act which causes an unauthorised modification of the contents of any computer; and
at the time when he does the act he has the requisite intent and the requisite knowledge.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above the requisite intent is an intent to cause a modification of the contents of any computer and by so doing-
to impair the operation of any computer;
to prevent or hinder access to any program or data held in any computer; or
to impair the operation of any such program or the reliability of any such data.

(3) The intent need not be directed at-
any particular computer;
any particular program or data or a program or data of any particular kind; or
any particular modification or a modification of any particular kind.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above the requisite knowledge is knowledge that any modification he intends to cause is unauthorised.
(5) It is immaterial for the purposes of this section whether an unauthorised modification or any intended effect of it of a kind mentioned in subsection (2) above is, or is intended to be, permanent or merely temporary.
"
and if so, does one have to be 'infected' in order to report them to the police?

Rootkits by the way are designed to be installed and make themselves invisible by directly intercepting windows function calls and editing them, so that they cannot be directly seen.
Removing this one causes damage to the system as well

(anyone else who knows feel free to post)
regardless of the legality, does anyone else feel like reconsider buying cds from sony anymore?

1 Nov 2005, 18:07	#1
Phil^ Insomniac Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,583	[Yahwe] Computer Misuse Act 1990 Yahwe, have a read of this. : http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/200...al-rights.html Would this, like some people are saying on there, be a violation of the computer misuse act? specifically : "3.-(1) A person is guilty of an offence if- he does any act which causes an unauthorised modification of the contents of any computer; and at the time when he does the act he has the requisite intent and the requisite knowledge. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above the requisite intent is an intent to cause a modification of the contents of any computer and by so doing- to impair the operation of any computer; to prevent or hinder access to any program or data held in any computer; or to impair the operation of any such program or the reliability of any such data. (3) The intent need not be directed at- any particular computer; any particular program or data or a program or data of any particular kind; or any particular modification or a modification of any particular kind. (4) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) above the requisite knowledge is knowledge that any modification he intends to cause is unauthorised. (5) It is immaterial for the purposes of this section whether an unauthorised modification or any intended effect of it of a kind mentioned in subsection (2) above is, or is intended to be, permanent or merely temporary. " and if so, does one have to be 'infected' in order to report them to the police? Rootkits by the way are designed to be installed and make themselves invisible by directly intercepting windows function calls and editing them, so that they cannot be directly seen. Removing this one causes damage to the system as well (anyone else who knows feel free to post) regardless of the legality, does anyone else feel like reconsider buying cds from sony anymore? __________________ Phil^ Last edited by Phil^; 1 Nov 2005 at 18:23.