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Title: Going too far ? -> Elbox RDB allegations and email received from Elbox PR
Post by: seer on November 12, 2002, 09:11:07 PM
Christian Kemp received an email complaint from Elbox concerning this (http://www.ann.lu/comments2.cgi?view=1036967791&category=forum&start=1&67) article in the Forum section. Read more (http://www.ann.lu/comments2.cgi?view=1037130329&category=motd&start=1&13)

As a related question; anybody know if the now "deleted" code is indeed what it is claimed to be ?


Title: Re: Going too far ? -> Elbox RDB allegations and email re
Post by: Piru on November 13, 2002, 06:17:35 AM
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anybody know if the now "deleted" code is indeed what it is claimed to be ?


Yes that code trash the RDB of the device that contain the SYS: partition. However, there is no indication what triggers that code (this part wasn't included in the original ann.lu post).
Title: Re: Going too far ? -> Elbox RDB allegations and email re
Post by: Ratto on November 13, 2002, 07:28:53 AM
Explain please :-)
Title: Re: Going too far ? -> Elbox RDB allegations and email re
Post by: Piru on November 13, 2002, 07:37:52 AM
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Explain please


Explain what?
Title: Re: Going too far ? -> Elbox RDB allegations and email re
Post by: T_Bone on November 13, 2002, 07:39:26 AM
A simple way to test the driver is explained in the article, they havent removed that part.
Title: Re: Going too far ? -> Elbox RDB allegations and email re
Post by: Panthro on November 13, 2002, 08:08:43 AM
If I where them I'd try not to as long as possible!!!
simply because now every man and his dog is
aware of the cards similarity & I could lose my
$$$$ after all my hard work  :-(   .....


However I think the RDB trashing was a bit
much .....  a bit to er  nasty   :getmad:
Title: Re: Going too far ? -> Elbox RDB allegations and email re
Post by: KennyR on November 13, 2002, 12:10:14 PM
Well, most of this has been discussed on Ann, so let me boil it down to some points:

There is allegedly code in Elbox's USB device which will nuke your disk RDB if it is tampered with. This is not proven.

The guy who allegedly found the anti-RDB code was probably trying to hack the usb.device to use a non-Elbox USB card. This is illegal.

If Elbox have indeed added the anti-RDB code intentionally, then they have broken the law and can be sued for data loss. Again, I stress that no absolute proof of the presence of the code has been found.
Title: Re: Going too far ? -> Elbox RDB allegations and email re
Post by: fjudde on November 13, 2002, 12:19:25 PM
Kenny Wrote
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There is allegedly code in Elbox's USB device which will nuke your disk RGB if it is tampered with.


RDB i guess :-P

Fredrik
Title: Re: Going too far ? -> Elbox RDB allegations and email re
Post by: KennyR on November 13, 2002, 12:35:36 PM
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RDB i guess


Argh, yes! I keep making that mistake... It's Rigid Disk Block.

/me hides in a corner :oops: