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Himmelfarb - Guevara. - BMG, XCP, , - First4Internet, 2 anti-fraud spyware .

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PestPatrol blacklisted XCP spyware.

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, Scott Kamber -, BMG rootkit. � � ,� �Kamber .

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EFF 20 CDs XCP, Celine Dion Van Zant Switchfoot.

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uninstaller .

Rootkit adware/malware/ .

- �Backdoor.Rycos� (Symantec) �Stinx.e� (Sophos) purportedly . , �$sys$drv.exe� .

: �$sys$� cloaked rootkit XCP.

, rootkit XCP, Stinx.e . CD .

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Gartner .

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CD XCP.

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