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[LUG] Electronic goods with installed virus

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Subject: [LUG] Electronic goods with installed virus
From: Henry Bremridge <henry.bremridge@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:59:39 +0000
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Looks like sloppy manufacturing

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/03/13/factory.installed.virus.ap/index.html

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(AP) -- From iPods to navigation systems, some of today's hottest gadgets are 
landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory: pre-installed 
viruses that steal passwords, open doors for hackers and make computers spew spam.

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Full article gives a bit more detail


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Henry
Fri Mar 14 08:59:31 GMT 2008

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