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Lavasoft released ARIES Rootkit Remover (Sony Rootkit)

by Donna Buenaventura Dec 16, 2005 5:12PM PST

Lavasoft released ARIES Rootkit Remover (Sony Rootkit)

Overview

In 2005, Sony included rootkit style content protection software to approximately 4.7 million CDs of over 50 artists worldwide exposing consumer PCs to security holes. The DRM (Digital Rights Management) software called XCP, developed by First4Internet, was placed. According to Sony, about six million CDs currently have this software.

Lavasoft answers the challenge by giving you the Beta of the ARIES Rootkit Remover (Sony Rootkit), which aims to remove the Sony Rootkit for good. Currently a standalone tool, this application provides a reliable, trustworthy, and safe way of removing the root-kit, unlike Sony's own root-kit remover that has been known to cause blue screens.

More info at http://www.lavasoftresearch.com/betaprogram/rootkit.php
Also in http://www.lavasoftresearch.com/blog/?p=136

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