Sony DRM Rootkit: Easy, Free Test to see if You are Infected

Contributed by AlexTheBeast November 10, 2005  
Tagged: Windows

What to see if you are infected with the sony drm rootkit? This test will take you just a few seconds to do.

The sony rootkit hides all files starting with $sys$.

By testing for this, you can easily see if you are infected with the sony DRM rootkit.

1. Right-click blank area of the Desktop
2. Select New
3. Select Text Document
4. The name should be highlighted. Name it anything starting with $sys$ and hit enter.

[list]For example: $sys$blah.txt

5. If the text document no longer appears on your desktop, then you have the rootkit installed.
6. Sue sony, profit, etc.

You may also wish to try the free rootkit scanning software .
as well. If you use the rootkit scanning software, do not use it to clean the rootkit. You’ll kill your system. You can also use this update to unhide the rootkit.