According to Gaming Bob, merely installing the Bioshock demo on a PC installs what they first called a "rootkit". A rootkit is a piece of software that, when installed on your system, can allow someone free, undetected access to your system. Sony did this a while ago with audio cd's, sparking lots of protest from consumers and eventually leading to millions in damage. The claim that the Bioshock demo installs a rootkit is a misunderstanding, though. A Microsoft tool to find rootkits identified it as one, but it turned out not to be a rootkit.
The demo does, however, install a DRM package. Now here's the big question: why does a demo, wich can be downloaded for free, need copy protection? I can perfectly understand why games need one, but demos? The problem with the package is that you can't remove the registry keys it leaves on your system. The full article has some instructions on how to remove them.
I'm quite thrilled about Bioshock, by the way. I haven't played the game or demo yet, since I have a computer that's five years old. I know, I should get a new one. When the game hits the PC market, I'm gonna get a new computer.
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