Some viruses come pre-installed on newly purchased devices

15 Mar, 2008  General

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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