Virus from China the gift that keeps on giving
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| Protecting against these new computer viruses, which so far are aimed at PCs
| running Windows, is hard - and sometimes impossible.
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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/15/BU47V0VOH.DTL&type=business
Windows: insert device = execute arbitrary, untrusted code (not just mount),
probably as Admin, without which using the O/S is a PITA/impossibility.
As the link at the very bottom indicates, Linux is sometimes the only solution
to this problem.
Related:
USB flash drive worm arrives
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| 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
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| Malware purveyors deliberately left USB sticks loaded with a Trojan
| in a London car park in a bid to trick users into getting infected.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/25/usb_malware/
Security Experts Warn of a Worm Creeping into PCs Via USB Ports
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| 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
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| 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.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/16/mcd_spyware_mp3_recall/
Small Number of Video iPods Shipped With Windows Virus
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| 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
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| "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
How can I get valuable documents off a virus-infected flash drive?
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| What a problem! It's scary just to plug in such a dangerous drive.
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| Since most malware is operating system specific, use a non-Windows computer,
| such as a Mac or a Linux machine.
|
| Put Linux on Your Machine
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| Various versions of Linux, referred to as Linux Live, can boot from a CD or
| flash drive. Use Puppy Linux. It's free (not unusual for Linux), small, and
| very easy to set up on a CD. Putting it onto a flash drive isn't hard,
| either.
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http://www.pcworld.ca/news/column/0d006c250a01040801e2edad5aeba049/pg0.htm
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