This reminds me of the Sony music CDs that came with a rootkit to prevent theft of their IP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scan

This reminds me of the Sony music CDs that came with a rootkit to prevent theft of their IP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootki... There were lawsuits and Sony ended up having to distribute a removal tool.