Microsoft will wipe Sony's 'rootkit'

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Published: November 13, 2005, 12:15 AM PST 
 
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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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