Sony/BMG(the record company) has overstepped their boundries with some of the latest cds they’ve released. In an attempt to “protect their rights,” Sony has put whats know as a rootkit on these cds that’s installed when you accept the liscense agreement that pops up when you stick the cd in your drive. Rootkits hide files that (normally) hackers put on machines so they can’t be found or removed by antispyware or antivirus applications.
What’s worse is the poor coding in their application. This rootkit could make YOU a hacker. Why? All you have to do if your already infested with this nuisance is put $sys$ at the beginning of a file name and the file disappears. Nothing can find it, nothing can see it. It’s ridiculous. I’m all for protecting the files you created, but you have to do it wisely. Sony’s program slows down your machine cause it tries to look for its protection 8 times every 2 seconds, and it creates a big security risk by allowing any file with $sys$ at the beginning of the name to become invisible to the OS and it’s applications.
So, be careful. If you have a Sony/BMG CD and it says something along the lines of “enhanced cd content” or “enhanced to protect our music” DON’T play it in a Windows computer.

**UPDATE: I’ve just seen an article that says at least some of these Sony/BMG Discs do the same thing on a mac. The thing is, you’d have to type your password for it to install. Just be careful about strange apps trying to install.**