Microsoft to wipe Sony’s Rootkit?

The Redmond, Wash., software maker has determined that the “rootkit” piece of the XCP software on some Sony BMG Music Entertainment CDs can pose a security risk to Windows PCs, according to a posting Saturday to a Microsoft corporate Web log.

In addition to a fix, their Anti-Spyware program will be updated in the near future to help block against this happening in the first place. Kudos to Microsoft, because God knows this is going to be severely exploited. Check out the full posting at News.com.