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News Energizer charger spreads Trojan

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by CardJoe, 9 Mar 2010.

  1. CardJoe

    CardJoe Freelance Journalist

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    CardJoe, 9 Mar 2010
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  2. sotu1

    sotu1 Ex-Modder

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    How on earth do these devices manage to come pre-loaded with malware? It's quite amazing!
     
    sotu1, 9 Mar 2010
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  3. Bob1234

    Bob1234 What's a Dremel?

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    Same way everyone else gets malware? By having outdated scanning software, because its still unknown and not picked up or by just plain not checking it first.
     
    Bob1234, 9 Mar 2010
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  4. Joeymac

    Joeymac What's a Dremel?

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    Oh yeah.. huh.. it's an anagram of Duracell but with an extra r
     
    Joeymac, 9 Mar 2010
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  5. Showerhead

    Showerhead What's a Dremel?

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    I assume this is an inside job, no way an ordinary virus could find it's way onto a charger.
     
    Showerhead, 9 Mar 2010
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  6. Farfalho

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    Thought of that too, it kinda clicks when you look at it!

    The extra R must be the one that have been straied from the word Brought mispelled around here =D
     
    Farfalho, 9 Mar 2010
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