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HP ships infected flash drives
April 8, 2008 — 1:11pm ET | By Mehan Jayasuriya
You'd think you could trust a USB key, especially one shipped to enterprise customers by the largest PC vendor in the world. But you would be wrong. Looks like HP Australia unwittingly shipped out a few viruses to enterprises--namely, Fakerecy and SillyFDC--alongside optional USB keys for the company's Proliant servers. Luckily, the two viruses in question are fairly old, pose a low-risk and should be caught by any up-to-date anti-virus software. Still, it goes to show that you can never be too careful where security is concerned.
For more on the mishap:
- see this article from the Register
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