Hi, For anyone who hasn't read the original blog I would recommend it. Just search for Sony Rootkit on the search engine or I will send you the link if I can find it again. It is frightening to say the least! Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ray's Home Sent: 22 November 2005 23:04 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Spyware, courtesyof Sony: Sony's long-term rootkit CD woes Don't know if these CDs of Sony's have made it to the UK, but if they have then, if your spyware is up-to-date, it should be notifying you of Sony's 'Rootkit' virus-like software being installed, should you put that Christmas CD in your CD ROM drive! According to BBC News Technology, 21 November, "The Sony case started innocently enough with a Halloween day blog posting by Mark Russinovich, an intrepid computer security researcher. Mr Russinovich discovered his own tale of horror - Sony was using a copy-protection TPM on some of its CDs that quietly installed a software program known as a "rootkit" on users' computers." More at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4456970.stm So, as a BBC presenter well known to this list might say, 'Take care now.' Ray Personal emails: Email me at mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq