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[News] Cameras a Risk to Windows Because of Autorun

  • Subject: [News] Cameras a Risk to Windows Because of Autorun
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:40:45 +0100
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Olympus Stylus Tough camera carries malware infection

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| The first thing to point out is that the 
| camera itself is not at risk - the autorun 
| worm being carried on its internal memory can 
| not activate on the Stylus Tough camera, but 
| can attempt to infect your Windows PC.
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http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2010/06/08/olympus-stylus-tough-camera-carries-malware-infection/


Recent:

Microsoft purges AutoRun from older Windows

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| Microsoft has finally removed a function from earlier versions of
| its Windows operating system that has been widely abused by
| miscreants to surreptitiously install malware on users' computers.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/14/more_microsoft_autorun_fixes/


Related:

Bots rule in cyberspace

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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
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