A bit off topic here, but Sony BMG has started installing rootkits with their copy protected CDs. For you non-techies, these are programs that hide themselves from the operating system (in this case Windows) and users and change core system files. In other words, they could be considered viruses. These rootkits are poorly written and could allow (more) malicious code to get on the system. There is also no uninstaller or good way to remove them. Sony's line is that this is to prevent unauthorized copying of their media. My line is don't buy Sony CDs. Here's an
article/editorial on the subject.
