
Microsoft will also fight XCP using its upcoming anti-virus software. "Detection and removal of this rootkit component will also appear in Windows Defender when its first public beta is available. We also plan to include this signature in the December monthly update to the Malicious Software Removal Tool," Garms said.
Sony BMG also announced that it will halt production of copy protected CDs that use XCP and that titles currently released with the copy protection would be removed from shelves. The label will also offer a swap to unhappy customers but details about the swap have not yet been given.
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MSNBC