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Re: [News] Windows-based Eee PCs Come with Viruses Out of the Box

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____/ Jerry McBride on Wednesday 08 October 2008 22:27 : \____

> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> Asus reports virus loaded into Eee Box PCs
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>> | Asustek Computer's Japanese arm has alerted owners of its new Eee Box
>> | low-cost desktop PC that the machine shipped with a virus.
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>> | The D drive of the Eee Box B202, which launched in Japan last week,
>> | contains a virus file named "recycled.exe," Asustek said in a statement.
>> | When the drive is opened, the virus begins copying itself to the main C
>> | drive on the machine and to any other removable drives or USB memory
>> | connected to the computer.
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> 
> Well... well... gee... that's not the first time that has happened...

Apple products too. Windows viruses though... not UNIX compatible.

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