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Microsoft to Sony: "Oh yeah? SCREW your rootkits!"

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Trasher

Posted: Nov 14 2005, 08:24 AM

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Rootkits declared Malware by Microsoft

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Sony's controversial anti-piracy CD software has been labelled as spyware by Microsoft.

The software giant said the XCP copy protection system counted as malicious software under the rules it uses to define what Windows should be protected against.

It is planning to include detection and removal tools for XCP in its weekly update to its anti-spyware software.

The news came as Sony BMG suspended production of CDs that use XCP.

Microsoft's decision to label the XCP system spyware was revealed on the corporate blog maintained by the software maker's anti-malware team.

Malware is the generic term for malicious software and includes viruses, spyware and any other program designed to hijack or harm a computer.

Writing in the blog, Jason Garms, one of the senior managers in the anti-malware team, said the XCP software qualified as spyware under the "objective criteria" Microsoft uses to assess potentially malicious programs.

The XCP system is controversial because it uses techniques more often seen in computer viruses to hide itself on users' machines.

Specifically XCP uses a "root-kit" to conceal itself deep inside the Windows operating system.

"Root-kits have a clearly negative impact on not only the security, but also the reliability and performance of their systems," said Mr Garms in the blog entry.

As a result Microsoft will put utilities to find and remove the XCP system in the next update of its anti-spyware software.

The same utilities will also go in to the December update for Microsoft's malicious software removal tool.

EDIT: And here's the MS Anti-Malware blog mentioned in the article

Glaber	Posted: Nov 14 2005, 09:50 AM
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Posted: Nov 14 2005, 09:56 AM

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That combined with your avatar, is winner.

Good call I say.

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Trasher

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QUOTE (Parakarry @ Nov 15 2005, 01:58 AM)

I see a lawsuit soon.

Uhh... Sony already have three class action suits aimed at them over the rootkits.

Nicholas Ainsworth

Posted: Nov 14 2005, 10:22 AM

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QUOTE (Trasher @ Nov 14 2005, 10:11 AM)

Uhh... Sony already have three class action suits aimed at them over the rootkits.

Sony got owned.

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Xander	Posted: Nov 14 2005, 10:45 AM
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Citrus	Posted: Nov 14 2005, 11:46 AM
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Pluvius	Posted: Nov 14 2005, 03:06 PM
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QUOTE (Glaber @ Nov 14 2005, 07:50 AM)

Take that Sony.

They already stopped making them, I don't see how this'll hurt anymore.

Princess Pie	Posted: Nov 14 2005, 03:51 PM
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QUOTE (Princess Pie @ Nov 14 2005, 01:51 PM)

YAH CUZ SONY SUKZ CUZ IZ NOT NINTENU!1

Too bad I hate Microsoft.

I can see you haven't read the god damn topic at all.

Pluvius

Posted: Nov 14 2005, 05:04 PM

I miss when Shadow wasn't ruined... He'd one good game.

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QUOTE (Draco Icebane @ Nov 14 2005, 03:52 PM)

I can see you haven't read the god damn topic at all.

A good point, & well made.

@ Princess Pie:
Stop talking.

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Vorxis

Posted: Nov 14 2005, 05:08 PM

THE OH-SO-SNAKE ATTACKS

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QUOTE (Pluvius @ Nov 14 2005, 05:04 PM)

A good point, & well made.

@ Princess Pie:
Stop talking.

Hey Pluvius. Don't be a jerk.

Anyway, this is pretty good news in my point of view(apparently in everyones). I may despise microsoft on some parts, but this was a good call and sony screwed up from the start. Go Microsoft! ;D

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Mario Gamer

Posted: Nov 14 2005, 05:10 PM

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QUOTE (Pluvius @ Nov 14 2005, 05:04 PM)

@ Princess Pie:
Stop talking.

I hate Microsoft too. They need to stick to Computers.

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Pluvius

Posted: Nov 14 2005, 05:18 PM

I miss when Shadow wasn't ruined... He'd one good game.

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QUOTE (Zae @ Nov 14 2005, 05:08 PM)

Hey Pluvius. Don't be jerk.

>.< Yea, sorry.

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QUOTE (Mario Gamer @ Nov 14 2005, 05:10 PM)

I hate Microsoft too. They need to stick to Computers.

Yeah, DAMN THEM FOR MAKING A SYSTEM WITH HUGE MEMORY STORAGE, WONDERFUL GRAPHIC SUPPORT, and uh.... why do people hate them for Xbox again? Because the games don't interest them? That's not Microsoft's fault, rather the people who are actually making the games. Also, this topic is about them doing something for computers, so where are you going with this?

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