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Microsoft will wipe Sony's 'rootkit'
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 10:02:43 -0500
http://news.com.com/Microsoft+will+wipe+Sonys+rootkit/2100-1002_3-5949041.ht ml?tag=nefd.top By Joris <mailto:joris.evers () cnet com?subject=FEEDBACK:Microsoft will wipe Sony's 'rootkit'> Evers Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: November 13, 2005, 12:15 AM PST <http://news.com.com/Microsoft+will+wipe+Sonys+rootkit/2100-1002_3-5949041.h tml?tag=nefd.top#talkback> Tell us what you think about this storyTalkBack <http://news.com.com/2113-1002_3-5949041.html?tag=st.util.email> E-mail this story to a friendE-mail <http://news.com.com/2102-1002_3-5949041.html?tag=st.util.print> View this story formatted for printingPrint <http://tb.news.com/tb.cgi?__mode=list&tb_id=2100-1002_3-5949041&storytitle= Microsoft will wipe Sony's 'rootkit'> See links from elsewhere to this story (TrackBacks/Pingbacks)TrackBack Microsoft will update its security tools to detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when some music CDs are played. The Redmond, Wash., software maker has determined that the "rootkit" <http://news.com.com/FAQ+Getting+a+handle+on+Windows+Vista/2100-1016_3-56726 71.html?tag=nl> piece of the XCP software on some Sony BMG Music Entertainment CDs can pose a security risk to Windows PCs, according to a posting Saturday to a Microsoft corporate Web log <http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.technet.com%2Fantimalwar e%2Farchive%2F2005%2F11%2F12%2F414299.aspx&siteId=3&oId=2100-1002-5949041&on tId=1009&lop=nl.ex> . The Sony BMG software installs itself deeply inside a hard drive when a CD is played on a PC. The technology uses rootkit techniques to hide itself. Experts <http://news.com.com/Sony+CD+protection+sparks+security+concerns/2100-7355_3 -5926657.html?tag=nl> blasted the cloaking mechanism, saying it could be abused by virus writers. The first <http://news.com.com/Bots+for+Sony+CD+software+spotted+online/2100-1029_3-59 44643.html?tag=nl> remote-control Trojan horses that take advantage of the veil provided by Sony BMG have surfaced. To protect Windows users, Microsoft plans to update Windows AntiSpyware and the Malicious Software Removal Tool as well as the online scanner on Windows Live Safety Center to detect and remove the Sony BMG software, the software maker said in its blog. ...
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