Microsoft's Anti-Malware Engineering Team has blogged that signatures are now available via the online scanner at Windows LIve Safety Center. The Windows Anti-Spyware Beta will be able to detect his after the 11/17/05 signature release. Detection and removal will be added to the Malicious Software Removal Tool in the December release.
The blog entry specifies that they are not removing or disabling Sony's XCP Software but the rootkit component published by First4Internet.
More info available here at the Anti-Malware Engineering Team Blog.
Sony and Amazon have also announced plans for customers to return CD's. Here's a link to the Amazon info and here's a link to the Sony info. Intriguinly customers have to jump through a few more hoops to get satisfaction from Sony.
Via Security Fix
