Re: Song: Sony -- uncleanable?

dicconf@xxxxxxxxx (Richard Eney) wrote:
>
> Is there in fact no way to get rid of Sony's spyware once it has installed
> itself? Sounds like the sort of thing every hacker in the country would
> be doing as soon as the word spread.

Apparently, Microsoft is adding code to its anti-spyware tools to do so:

http://news.com.com/Microsoft+will+wipe+Sonys+rootkit/2100-1002_3-5949041.html

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Jeff

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