Virus from China on Infected LCD Photo Frames

[MJA]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/15/BU47V0VOH.DTL&type=business


"An insidious computer virus recently discovered on digital photo frames has been identified as a powerful new Trojan Horse from China that collects passwords for online games - and its designers might have larger targets in mind.

"It is a nasty worm that has a great deal of intelligence," said Brian Grayek, who heads product development at Computer Associates, a security vendor that analyzed the Trojan Horse. "

[yoda313]

How can that work? If your talking about those wifi models than I can see a two way deal working out. But if you are just using a memory card version I don't see what the issue would be.

[rallynavvie]

Loads a virus with an auto-run on the card. If the user still has auto-run enabled when they insert the card in their PC it loads up to their computer.

[yoda313]

Oh ok thanks rally. Just like the old days of floppy disk viruses all over again huh?

[jagabo]

And many of these picture frames can be plugged into a PC with a USB cable -- where they appear just like any other external USB drive.

[Midzuki]

It's not just a virus, it's a complete rootkit

[rallynavvie]

It's not just a virus, it's a complete rootkit

Woot!

[Video Head]

Oh ok thanks rally. Just like the old days of floppy disk viruses all over again huh?

But this time it's data stealing trojans that some antivirus products can't detect or eliminate. A bit more troublesome than the "stoned" virus on that copy of Leisure Suit Larry that your "buddy" gave you...