IBM Gifts Infected USB Keys at Conference
IBM has apologized for handing out free USB drives that contained malware. According to the e-mail, the malware is "detected by the majority of current antivirus products"…well, except the one used by IBM. Thanks to pxc for the link.
IBM has apologized for handing out free USB drives that contained malware. According to the e-mail, the malware is "detected by the majority of current antivirus products"…well, except the one used by IBM. Thanks to pxc for the link.
"Unfortunately, we have discovered that some of these USB keys contained malware and we suspect that all USB keys may be affected," IBM Australia chief technologist Glenn Wightwick said in the email. "The malware is detected by the majority of current antivirus products [as at 20 May, 2010] and been known since 2008.
