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Digital picture frames may carry virus

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Post #1
FYI…

- http://preview.tinyurl.com/2u9me6
January 23, 2008 (Computerworld) - "…What Best Buy called "a limited number" of the 10.4-in. digital frames sold under its in-house Insignia brand were "contaminated with a computer virus during the manufacturing process," according to a notice posted* on the Insignia site last weekend. The frame – which carried the part number NS-DPF10A – has been discontinued, and all remaining inventory pulled, Best Buy added. But that didn't happen until after some of infected frames were sold to customers. Best Buy did not specify the number of virus-loaded frames that had ended up in customers' hands, but it said in a second notice posted** today that it is continuing to investigate… Only Windows PCs are vulnerable, said Best Buy's notices, and then only if the picture frame is connected to the computer via the included USB cable…"

* http://www.insignia-products.com/news.aspx?showarticle=13

** http://www.insignia-products.com/news.aspx?showarticle=14

> http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3817

> http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3807

> http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3787

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Post #3
FYI…

- http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3995
Last Updated: 2008-02-19 20:16:19 UTC - "… We have had reports of frames purchased at various locations throughout the US. Best Buy, Sam’s Club/Walmart, Target, Costco have all been identified. We know that Best Buy pulled their frames off the shelves… I wish I could give you a list of what files to look for but I can’t. First of all the lists that I have seen are many and secondly, this list may change continuously. The nature of many of these worm outbreaks is that they change their file names (identity) continuously in order to avoid detection… The digital picture frames are not the only devices that are potential candidates for infection. Any device that uses a USB connection, any device that allows data whether images or files to be stored, any device that connects 2 devices together to share data may be at risk. We have had reports in the past of hard drives (both external and internal), USB Sticks/Flash Drives/Thumb Drives, Camera cards, iPods, MP3 players, etc being infected… Just today we received an email from someone who has witnessed and has evidence of an infection at a photo Kiosk at a retail store… The best advice that we can give is: Anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall protection… all we can do is educate when we can and help people to understand the power they have in their hands."

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