1.0PC Matic Bloghttps://www.pcmatic.com/blogDavehttps://www.pcmatic.com/blog/author/dave/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LImPdcEGPF"><a href="https://www.pcmatic.com/blog/the-sony-xcp-rootkit/">The Sony XCP Rootkit</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.pcmatic.com/blog/the-sony-xcp-rootkit/embed/#?secret=LImPdcEGPF" width="600" height="338" title="“The Sony XCP Rootkit” — PC Matic Blog" data-secret="LImPdcEGPF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.pcmatic.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.pcmatic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/pcmatic-fallback.png19201080Sony Rootkit Quick Links Sony XCP information Affected CDs Exchange your CD Quick scan for Sony rootkit In March 2005, Sony's BMG music division began shipping music CDs that included a particularly strong form of digital rights management (DRM) software called XCP. These CDs play normally in a standard CD player, but when inserted into a PC they will attempt to install the DRM software onto the PC. The software limits the number of copies you can make and prevents transfer of the music to some music players such as the Apple iPod.