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[News] AP: USB + Microsoft Windows = SPAM

Some viruses come pre-installed

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| 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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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080313/ap_on_hi_te/factory_installed_viruses


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USB flash drive worm arrives 

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| The LiarVB-A worm hunts for removable drives such as floppy disks and 
| USB memory sticks and then creates a hidden file called autorun.inf to 
| ensure a copy of the worm is run the next time it is connected to a 
| Windows PC.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=40454


Hackers debut malware loaded USB ruse

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| Malware purveyors deliberately left USB sticks loaded with a Trojan
| in a London car park in a bid to trick users into getting infected.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/25/usb_malware/


Security Experts Warn of a Worm Creeping into PCs Via USB Ports

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| Security Experts at MicroWorld Technologies has warned of increased
| occurrences of a Worm with Trojan potentials, which has been
| infecting Enterprise systems and home PCs for the past two weeks.
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http://www.spywarehunter.org/entry/security-experts-warn-of-a-worm-creeping-into-pcs-via-usb-ports/


Spyware infection prompts McDonalds MP3 recall

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| Users who connected the McDonalds-branded MP3 player to their
| Windows PC were exposed to spyware code programmed to transmit
| their web passwords and other sensitive information to hackers.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/10/16/mcd_spyware_mp3_recall/


Small Number of Video iPods Shipped With Windows Virus

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| We recently discovered that a small number - less
| than 1% - of the Video iPods available for purchase
| after September 12, 2006, left our contract manufacturer
| carrying the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. This known
| virus affects only Windows computers...
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http://www.apple.com/support/windowsvirus/


Apple blames Windows for iPod virus

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| "As you might imagine, we are upset at Windows for not being more hardy
| against such viruses, and even more upset with ourselves for not
| catching it," they wrote.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/bizj/061017/1361931.html?.v=1


Analysis: Vista's Ready Boost is no match for RAM

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| There's a new way to enhance your cache in Vista - simply plug in
| your Flash memory stick. But how much performance gain can you
| really expect? TG Daily ran an average PC through a benchmark
| parcours and discovered that the old rules still apply: There
| is no substitute for an adequate amount of system memory. Period.
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http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/02/08/analysis_vista_ready_boost/


Windows ReadyBoost Doesn't Deliver

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| I don't know if this is a problem with Vista or the drive, but it is 
| annoying to have to check to see if it off and then turn it back on 
| again. Sometimes the disk space is used after ReadyBoost is off, 
| forcing me to format the flash drive again before turning it back on.
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http://www.omahablogger.com/2007/06/windows_readyboost_doesnt_deliver.htm


Vista, iTunes and ReadyBoost do not play well

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| The only solution for the problem is to unplug your ReadyBoost drive, close
| and restart iTunes and then play back your video normally. I have
| replicated this no less than 30 times on my laptop with a ReadyBoost
| drive plugged in. Unplugging the drive never fails to fix the problem
| and plugging it in never fails to cause the problem.
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http://vista.blorge.com/2007/04/16/vista-itunes-and-readyboost-do-not-play-well/


Microsft Vista's ReadyBoost: Is worth the hype??

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| The performance gain in second time 18seconds vs 5:30 seconds was
| due to SuperFetch technology which has nothing to do with ReadyBoost.
| 
| Then Microsoft Word 2007 was loaded. Without ReadyBoost for first time
| took 5 seconds and with ReadyBoost took 26 seconds :-s.
| 
| [...]
| 
| Is ReadyBoost meant to work this way :-/ Is this a Flaw in Vista or like
| Microsoft is doing making Flaws as Features. Is this also a feature??
| 
| The mystery continues....
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http://techreckoner.com/microsft-vistas-readyboost-is-worth-the-hype/

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