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http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,69559,00.html

From the article:

A lot has been written about this issue already. But a lot more needs to be said to ensure Sony gets the message: This kind of behavior can never be tolerated. It may be unrealistic to think many will heed this call, but someone’s got to say it: Boycott Sony. Boycott them until they come clean and recall all the infected CDs. Boycott them until they distribute a removal program. Boycott them until they promise never do anything like this again.

For those of you who don’t know what this is all about, read these:

• http://www.cnet.com/4520-6033_1-6376177.html
• http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/10/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights.html

If you have recently purchased any copy-protected CDs released by Sony Records, your computer may be infected. Sony has refused to release a complete list of all CDs that contain this code. Fortunetly, the EFF is trying to create their own list, and Symantec has released a tool that can detect and remove this virus.UPDATE: Nov 17: Sony has finally put up a page about this whole fiasco which includes uninstall information and a complete list of titles that shipped with the virus.