"A Sony BMG representative contacted last week noted that the software
could be easily uninstalled by contacting the company's customer
support service for instructions.&quot;<br>
<br>
In light of Mark Russinovich's experiences[1], I found the last sentence in that article particularly amusing...<br>
-Erik<br>
<br>
[1] - <a href="http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/11/sony-you-dont-reeeeaaaally-want-to_09.html">http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/11/sony-you-dont-reeeeaaaally-want-to_09.html</a><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">
On 11/10/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Dragos Neagu</b> &lt;<a href="mailto:dragos.neagu@gmail.com">dragos.neagu@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<a href="http://news.com.com/Bot+for+Sony+CD+software+spotted+online/2100-1029-5944643.html?part=dht&amp;tag=ntop&amp;tag=nl.e433">http://news.com.com/Bot+for+Sony+CD+software+spotted+online/2100-1029-5944643.html?part=dht&amp;tag=ntop&amp;tag=nl.e433
</a><br><br>Looks like a trojan is making use of the rootkit.&nbsp;&nbsp;Also, California<br>and New York filed class action law suits.<br>I do believe this is quickly becoming a PR nightmare for Sony, and<br>deservedly so.<br><br>
--<br>-Dragos Neagu &lt;&gt;&lt;<br>&quot;If I have been able to see farther, it was only because I stood on<br>the shoulders of giants.&quot; - Sir Isaac Newton<br>&quot;Open source is like science, closed source is like witchcraft&quot; - Linus Torvalds
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