Lavasoft testing Sony rootkit remover

Not to be outdone by Microsoft, Lavasoft, makers of the Ad-Aware malware removal program are a beta program called ARIES Rootkit Remover designed to get rid of the XCP rootkit installed by some of Sony's DRM-encumbered CDs. Members of Lavasoft's beta testing program were alerted of ARIES' release by e-mail today, and the stand-alone software can be downloaded directly from the Lavasoft Research site.

[Via Digg]

Tags: ad-aware, drm, lavasoft, malware, rootkit, sony, spyware, xcp