Some viruses come pre-installed on newly purchased devices

From iPods to navigation systems, some of today’s hottest gadgets are landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory — pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, open doors for hackers and make computers spew spam.

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  1. Some viruses come pre-installed on newly purchased devices said

    am March 15 2008 @ 7:46 pm

    [...] apples tech wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt From iPods to navigation systems, some of today’s hottest gadgets are landing on store shelves with some unwanted extras from the factory — pre-installed viruses that steal passwords, open doors for hackers and make computers spew spam. read more | digg story [...]

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