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Re: Sony Roots Windows Again

____/ chrisv on Thursday 30 August 2007 14:45 : \____

> This time with USB sticks.
> 
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2177172,00.asp

Just push it in and *voila!". Autorun.

Of course, that could never be a good idea.

USB flash drive worm arrives 

,----[ Quote ]
| The LiarVB-A worm hunts for removable drives such as floppy disks and 
| USB memory sticks and then creates a hidden file called autorun.inf to 
| ensure a copy of the worm is run the next time it is connected to a 
| Windows PC.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40454


Hackers debut malware loaded USB ruse

,----[ Quote ]
| Malware purveyors deliberately left USB sticks loaded with a Trojan
| in a London car park in a bid to trick users into getting infected.
`----

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/25/usb_malware/


Is Vista stupid (or is it me)?

,----[ Quote ]
| XP was smarter than this. So I ask again: Is Vista stupid or is it me?
`----

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Orchant/?p=521


Security Experts Warn of a Worm Creeping into PCs Via USB Ports

,----[ Quote ]
| Security Experts at MicroWorld Technologies has warned of increased
| occurrences of a Worm with Trojan potentials, which has been
| infecting Enterprise systems and home PCs for the past two weeks.
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http://www.spywarehunter.org/entry/security-experts-warn-of-a-worm-creeping-into-pcs-via-usb-ports/


Spyware infection prompts McDonalds MP3 recall

,----[ Quote ]
| Users who connected the McDonalds-branded MP3 player to their
| Windows PC were exposed to spyware code programmed to transmit
| their web passwords and other sensitive information to hackers.
`----

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/16/mcd_spyware_mp3_recall/


Small Number of Video iPods Shipped With Windows Virus

,----[ Quote ]
| We recently discovered that a small number - less
| than 1% - of the Video iPods available for purchase
| after September 12, 2006, left our contract manufacturer
| carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. This known
| virus affects only Windows computers...
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http://www.apple.com/support/windowsvirus/


Apple blames Windows for iPod virus

,----[ Quote ]
| "As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy
| against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not
| catching it," they wrote.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/061017/1361931.html?.v=1

-- 
                ~~ Best of wishes

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