Nursultan Tuleiakbay's Clock-Radio Fetish

First, here's a little tip for you Norton Antivirus users out there: Symantec has announced that its antivirus software will detect and identify, but not remove, any instances of Sony Music's asstastic backdoor program. It will instead point you toward a Sony website that offers a download to "uncloak"--but again, not remove--the suspicious malware. But at least you'll know it's there.

On the other hand, the Electronic Frontier Foundation has released a <a href="http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004144.php>document detailing how the rootkit works AND a list of CDs known to be infected with it</a>. Quite frankly, the only CD on that list <i>I</i> would have any interest in is Neil Young's <i>12 Songs</i>--but I'd never buy it in the first place because it's a Major Label release. Everyone should at least have a look at the list just to be sure. Fortunately, the site also documents tell-tale signs printed on CDs to let you know if they're all filthied up with Sony's most heinous "XCP" technology. Caveat emptor!