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		dylan604 on April 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Valve Restricts Accounts of 2500 Users Who Marked ... you forgot to mention that tiny little Japanese company that was pretty famous for it's rootkit via audio CDs, Sony

matheusmoreira on April 15, 2023 [–]

I didn't mention them because while it was a DRM rootkit it had to do with anti-cheating software which is what this particular thread is about. I've indirectly mentioned them in other posts.

dylan604 on April 15, 2023 | [–]

a rootkit is a rootkit. doesn't matter its purpose.

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