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rb2d2 · Sep 25, 2004

[url=]Santa left a virus under the Christmas tree[/url]

Amazon has warned its customers that one of Samsung’s digital picture frames shipped to customers infected with a virus. While Samsung has some egg on its face, malware that ships on consumer hardware is not as serious of an issue as it may seem.

Earlier this week Amazon alerted its customers to an issue affecting the installation CD that shipped with the Samsung SPF-85H 8 inch Digital Picture Frame. Apparently the CD shipped with a copy of the W32.Sality.AE virus. Amazon is recommending that people download a recent copy of the application directly from Samsung’s website rather than using the CD.

So yes, this is embarrassing for Samsung. It shows that either they or the subcontractor who cut the CD need to tighten up their processes surrounding manufacturing systems. There is no reason for those machines to be exposed to malware, let alone not run up-to-date anti-virus to catch these infections.

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mojo · Feb 03, 2007

i think it did, RB, i got a kodak picture frame, haven't messed with it yet, been too wiped from my cold. but its cool..