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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.

Computer users have been warned for years about virus threats from downloading Internet porn and opening suspicious e-mail attachments. Now they run the risk of picking up a digital infection just by plugging a new gizmo into their PCs.

Recent cases reviewed by The Associated Press include some of the most widely used tech devices: Apple iPods, digital picture frames sold by Target and Best Buy stores and TomTom navigation gear.

In most cases, Chinese factories - where many companies have turned to keep prices low - are the source.


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So far, the virus problem appears to come from lax quality control - perhaps a careless worker plugging an infected music player into a factory computer used for testing - rather than organized sabotage by hackers or the Chinese factories.

way more info here - http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8VD5JKG0.html

my suggest is have a good virus scan program and keep it updated. to scan any thing you download or plug into your computer. and if it saids there is a problem with a usb plug in device beleave it.

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USB drives are out to get us. Gotta be careful... Its how china plans to take the US quietly. People plug ipods into the mainframe of Norad and then boom, nuclear weapons pointed back at the us and they win without firing a shot.

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