Re: Digital Photo Frames - 16:9 Why?

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:59:41 -0600, Ron Hunter <rphunter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Steve wrote:
Speaking of digital photo frames, do you run an up-to-date virus
scanner on your photo frame's memory if interfaces with your computer?

If you bought one from Sams Club, Best Buy, Target or Costco, there's
a good chance that it came to you, in the box, with a nasty trojan
horse already installed on it ready to infect your computer.

See story at:

http://www.enterprise-security-today.com/news/Digital-Photo-Frames-May-Have-Virus/story.xhtml?story_id=130000AVIIN0

[...]

First, I have a good firewall, and anti-malware application. Second, I
don't connect my photo frame to the computer. I write the card, and
plug it in. I access the card with a file manager (Not Windows
Explorer). I am pretty sure that any such trojan would quickly be
discovered, and the FTC would quickly require recall of all such units,
and severe penalties on the company. I can't credit this report.

That's good for you that you don't connect your frame to your PC.
Others might though. And you're right, the trojan was discovered.
Quickly is relative. But you're wrong about recalls or penalties.
When Apple and Seagate shipped iPods and hard drives with a virus
installed from the factory, there was no FTC recall or penalty.

Oh, and if you don't believe that Apple and Seagate shipped devices
from the factory with a virus pre-installed, check out their own
company websites. I'm sure the company wouldn't admit it themselves
if it weren't true.

http://seagate.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/seagate.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=5014
Is it true that there has been a virus installed on new Maxtor drives?
It is true that in late September 2007 Seagate discovered that one of
our Taiwanese contract manufacturers with facilities located in China
had introduced a virus to the Maxtor Basics PS 3200 external hard
drives leaving their factory.

http://www.apple.com/support/windowsvirus/
We recently discovered that a small number - less than 1% - of the
Video iPods available for purchase after September 12, 2006, left our
contract manufacturer carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus.

The report about the picture frames is true whether you credit it or
not.

Steve
.

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