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ASUS ships Eee Box PCs with malware
Oct 10, 2008 11:15I read about this on ZDNet and was totally NOT surprised because I ever surfed an ASUS Web site and my antivirus warned me of a trojan on ASUS' Web site itself.
In fact, I talked about it before, but didn't mention the name earlier:
Speaking of which, I had a Trojan trying to infiltrate my computer when I was visiting one of the top gadget device makers in Asia around
a year back! Well, obviously, I shouldn't name the company here for its reputation since it was a year back and I don't have the evidence/proof
anymore.
Now, I guess I can mention it because they've been exposed for this malware incident and it's time some companies learned about Internet security before putting all their customers at risk!
Maybe ASUS needs to buy some Internet security suites like Norton! If companies like them can be at risk and put consumers like us at risk, maybe it's time you think about your own Internet security?
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Same happening appeared in some of mp3 players too in the past. Most of cases, caused during the firmware installation process. It seems PCs on production lines are not really cared with security matters since those PCs no used for interne surfing or else like normal office PCs.
Oct 10, 2008 14:29
good point Kalmo... they should scan the PCs at the production lines too. But what about trojan on website? hmmm.
Oct 12, 2008 15:22
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Nicknamed "Gadget Boy" by friends at age 18 because he used to scribble Grafitti on a PalmPilot faster than most would type, Nicholas Aaron Khoo is web developer turned technopreneur and Singapore tech blogger who also pretends to do strategic advisory for tech startups and 'un'Fortune 500s (when he's not pretending to be the gadget-loaded Batman). A digital nomad, his tech interests range from gadgets, games, tech trends, social media, security, and just about anything that runs on 1s and 0s. See his industry affiliations here.
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