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by nk | February 15, 2008 at 09:36 am
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An insidious computer virus recently discovered on digital photo frames has been identified as a powerful new Trojan Horse from China that collects passwords
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Deborah Hale at SANS suggested
that PC users find friends with Macintosh or Linux machines and have
them check for malware before plugging any device into a PC.
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at 09:38 on February 15th, 2008
nk, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 10:04 on February 15th, 2008
This is totally alarming, any digital photo frame from China is almost certain to be infected with several Trojans! Plus, some iPods have also been infected in the past, though that may have already been addressed by Apple. What alarms me more, is when I just discovered that my Apple Powerbook was made in China!
I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 10:09 on February 15th, 2008
this u
at 10:13 on February 15th, 2008
Businesses that sold these frames better get ready for some heavy lawsuits!
at 13:00 on February 15th, 2008
".... a nuclear bomb" of malware! What next?