TheTerrorist_75 Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 From Grinler of BleepingComputer.How to remove the Sony - XCP DRM Rootkit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted November 25, 2005 Report Share Posted November 25, 2005 Hey TT_75! Thanks! For more info on the "Sony Saga" check here.Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SONY BMG Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 It has recently come to our attention that some individuals and companies are offering various instructions and tools to uninstall the XCP content protection software from computers. Please be advised that we have already made available a proper uninstaller at http://cp.sonybmg.com/xcp/english/updates.html. This is the only safe and secure method for removing the protection components of which SONY BMG is aware. SONY BMG assumes no responsibility for use of any other uninstaller tool or instructions. For any questions about XCP content protection software used on SONY BMG discs please go to http://cp.sonybmg.com/xcp/english/home.html.Thank you.SONY BMG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 When it became clear that the public was growing more and more outraged, Sony offered a removal tool. Unfortunately, their removal tool was written as poorly as their rootkit. It is an ActiveX program which installs into Internet Explorer. Anyone with that ActiveX program installed is at risk of any web page using it to install their own software. The uninstaller tool is more dangerous than the rootkit that it was designed to remove.http://spywareinfo.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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