Jim Watt <jimwatt@aol.no_way> wrote in
news:npmrm11r481keevmahl31rbrf27cnmtnho@4ax.com:

> On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 02:04:47 -0800, traveler <noreply@nym.alias.net>
> wrote:
>
>>The reason ant-virus products don't catch it is because it's not a virus,
>>or a trojan. It's software of sorts designed to hide something like a
>>trojan. Windows removal tool and even the best virus/trojan scanner
>>wouldn't find it, you need a specialized product like the F- Secure to
>>detect it, and just as important to SAFELY remove it without any hassles,
>
> AV products these days do a lot more than look for boot sector virus's
>
> If I wanted something to remove this shit, not that it would have been
> installed i nthe first place, I'd expect to get it from Sony.
> --
> Jim Watt
> http://www.gibnet.com
>


FWIW programs like Slysoft's AnyDVD (v5.5.1.1) not only bypass Sony's
protection but *prevent* the rootkit being installed in the first place.

Regards,