sony malware intrusion.

**MSTRS:Me** · 8th January 2006, 16:21

A friend has this problem & after searching, I couldn't find if anyone has a removal tool/fix for it. Does such a thing exist??

**MOTOXXX** · 8th January 2006, 16:32

i think nortons was working on removal. check there website

**twinkle** · 8th January 2006, 16:53

"We have analyzed this software and have determined that in order to help protect our customers, we will add a detection and removal signature for the rootkit component of the XCP software to the Windows AntiSpyware beta, which is currently used by millions of users," Jason Garms, group program manager of the Anti-Malware Technology Team, said on Microsoft's Technet blog.

from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10050095/

and here's the link for the antispyware http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx

or if you can't get it from there i can email it to you, 6.58mb

**MSTRS:Me** · 8th January 2006, 16:56

Thanks for that. I will pass it on.

**twinkle** · 8th January 2006, 16:59

no problem

**limbimtimwim** · 8th January 2006, 17:59

Originally Posted by MSTRS

A friend has this problem & after searching, I couldn't find if anyone has a removal tool/fix for it. Does such a thing exist??

HUGE SCREWUP on Sony's part.

Your friend may be entitled to compensation!

Watch this space: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/busine..._Lawsuits.html

And: http://cp.sonybmg.com/xcp/

Rumour is the first version of Sony's uninstaller wasn't very good..

**twinkle** · 8th January 2006, 19:10

Would the compensation apply outside of america though?

$7.50 and another free album

I love it when big companies make big screwups

**Sniper** · 8th January 2006, 22:45

Norton wouldn't be able to remove malware/spyware or any other ware even if a first year wrote it. Horrible program you fork out big money for that does a shitty job.

**deathstar** · 8th January 2006, 23:12

Norton does stuff when you don't want it too and doesn't when something is wrong best bet i went with is mcafee which blocks EVERYTHING

**kro** · 9th January 2006, 05:31

Originally Posted by Sniper

Norton wouldn't be able to remove malware/spyware or any other ware even if a first year wrote it. Horrible program you fork out big money for that does a shitty job.

Never a truer word spoken.

I got some nasty virus a year ir 2 back, and Norton ignored it, and never detected it, but when someone suggested I try AVG, which was free, AVG picked it up within the first 10 seconds of scanning.

**MSTRS:Me** · 9th January 2006, 07:52

Originally Posted by kronos

Never a truer word spoken.

I got some nasty virus a year ir 2 back, and Norton ignored it, and never detected it, but when someone suggested I try AVG, which was free, AVG picked it up within the first 10 seconds of scanning.

Yep, AVG is good. But none of them will pick up everything. NOD is one of the better ones but it is expensive. If you can run 2 different antivirus systems, that would be best. But the first one you install will often block the 2nd

**Flyingpony** · 9th January 2006, 09:24

I read somewhere the uninstaller installs something else which can't be uninstalled.
This tool might be safer: http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx

**Sniper** · 9th January 2006, 11:23

Norton also has this neat habit of fucking with your registry and not un-installing completely.

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