[h3]Sony's rootkit disables CD drives when combined with AOL software[/h3] The Texas Attorney General has been testing XCP, the rootkit that Sony BMG infected its customers' computers with last year (they were trying to stop their customers from making copies of the CDs they purchased). The AG's office has determined that the Sony rootkit, when combined with standard AOL software, could disable your CD drive entirely: [blockquote] A glitch in the XCP DRM technology meant that anti-spyware features in AOL's Safety and Security Centre software and PestPatrol software could have tried to disable the CD-ROM's configuration. The bug has been found by Texas attorney general's office who have been testing the XCP copy-protection technology as part of the state's lawsuit against Sony. [br clear="all"] [/p][/blockquote] [a href="vny!://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34389"]Link[/a]
