Microsoft’s Windows Defender will remove Sony’s XCP software
Microsoft has come out swinging and said that it would remove the controversial copy-protection software that CDs from music publisher Sony BMG installs on personal computers, deeming it a security risk to PCs running on Windows. I find it interesting that Microsoft has taken this stance, but I agree with it!
The XCP program, developed by First4Internet in Britain and used on music CDs by Sony BMG to restrict copying and sharing, has generated concern amongst computer users, because it acts like virus software and hides deep inside a computer where it leaves the backdoor open for other viruses. “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.
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