Topic: Rootkit found in Ubisoft DRM, patched out today (allegedly)

[Cobra951]

For those who willingly submit to their always-online DRM, see the story here.  The update is supposed to take care of the issue.  I hope so.  (No, really I don't.  I hope they crash and burn.   )

[Pugnate]

Those bastards! (what is a rootkit?)

[idolminds]

A rootkit is a stealthy type of malicious software designed to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from normal methods of detection and enable continued privileged access to a computer.

I dont know if rootkit is really the right word to use, but it was still a huge screwup by Ubisoft. Auto-installs a browser plugin that is easily exploited? Thanks, jerks. Luckily I have no Ubisoft PC games that use Uplay.

[Xessive]

Well, luckily I don't use IE.

Uplay did automatically update itself when I launched it earlier.

[scottws]

This sort of reminds me of that whole Intuit TurboTax 2002 fiasco where their DRM was that C-DILLA spyware crap that installed itself as a rootkit in your bootsector.  I hate not being warned about this stuff, and no, sticking it at the bottom of the two-thousand-line EULA is not a warning.

[gpw11]

uPlay sucks balls.  Like, I like the latest PoP game, but it's such a bitch because uPlay is pretty much the worst service ever.

[Xessive]

uPlay sucks balls.  Like, I like the latest PoP game, but it's such a bitch because uPlay is pretty much the worst service ever.

Yep, especially when its Cloud Sync service erases all your saves! It wiped all my Splinter Cell Conviction data. It kept doing it every time I load the game up. The only workaround was to disable Cloud Sync, the only good feature about Uplay.