yeah, and the patch is just as worse (it installs spyware) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> AFAIK, It doesn't really install spyware nor remove the rootkit. For what I understand, it simply makes the processes and files that were hidden, visible. It's a travesty that the consumer is forced to use a specific player designed just for one CD. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ...while it never would've happend had Autoplay had been disabled looks like having it on makes you even more vulnerable