http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,178282,00.html

The sharp rise in rootkit detections on Windows machines is a direct result of adware/spyware vendors using sophisticated techniques to hide processes and prevent uninstallation, according to anti-virus vendor F-Secure Corp. ...
Interesting ... rootkits are in the "mainstream" now ... many people who don't know RAM from CPU now are appear of rootkits, and their evils, ... all thanks to Sony ...