Malware sold on two photo frame brands - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 30th Dec 2008, 14:28

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/12...frame-brands/1

Malware has been discovered on two commercially available lines of digital photo frames over the Xmas period - one from Samsung, the other from Mercury.

thehippoz · 30th Dec 2008, 15:38

that's perfect.. the people who buy those types of frames are the perfect botnet types too

UrbanMarine · 30th Dec 2008, 16:27

Didn't this happen before with another company over a year ago?

The Jambo · 30th Dec 2008, 16:55

Yep, 2 or 3 more last year.

My question is how they get in there!? Surely they go through some sort of checking the files on the disc before releasing?

bilbothebaggins · 30th Dec 2008, 17:07

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Originally Posted by The Jambo

My question is how they get in there!? Surely they go through some sort of checking the files on the disc before releasing?

Probably the CD gets outsourced to X and those outsource the installer package for driver Y to company Z. Plenty of hands that stuff goes through. Plus, I doubt that they check the CD for anything if it 'works'.

UrbanMarine · 30th Dec 2008, 19:29

The one i knew about involved a pissed off employee that put the virus on the picture frame itself not the CD included. He ran the machine that pre-programmed the frames and loaded the virus that way.

LordPyrinc · 2nd Jan 2009, 23:47

Those digital picture frames are just a novelty in my opinion. Not worth the money.

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30th Dec 2008, 16:55	#4
The Jambo Last on the scene Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 69	Yep, 2 or 3 more last year. My question is how they get in there!? Surely they go through some sort of checking the files on the disc before releasing?