Microsoft anti-malware team pledge to rid PC's of Sony rootkit

bcn_246 used our news submit to tell us that Microsoft's Anti-Malware team has gone public in their blog and they intend to remove Sony's rootkit DRM from Windows PC's when detected with an upcoming security software.

Microsoft will update its security tools to detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when some Sony music CDs are played. The software maker has determined that the "rootkit" piece of the XCP software on some Sony BMG Music Entertainment CDs can pose a security risk to Windows PCs, according to a posting on Saturday to a Microsoft corporate Web log.

We have to give kudos to the Microsoft Anti-Malware team for taking a firm stance for the little guy out there and also for providing a tool to detect and stop this DRM. But, it really is no surprise, as this type of intrusion to their customers PC's can cause quite a security risk, if left to fester. Since the blog notification was posted on Saturday, it will be interesting to see if the Sony BMG Global Digital spin team, will come out with a press release on Monday and what they will have to say about this embarrassing development! You can check out this rest of this interesting article over at ZDNet. 

Source: ZDNet