http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18002573D9007CF01E.html?ref=technology
[quote]Best Buy Co. Inc. sold digital picture frames during the holidays that harbored malicious code able to spread to any connected Windows PC, the big box retailer has confirmed. It is not recalling the frames, however.
[quote]The malware packed with the frame is an older virus that Best Buy claimed would be easily detected by any up-to-date anti-virus software. It did not, however, specify the malware or narrow the scope of the danger by confirming that it was say, a non-replicating Trojan rather than a self-propagating worm.
At least it's not something really major. If it can be detected by any up-to-date anti-virus software, how did it wind up on these in the first place?
Ouch. If they aren't going to confirm how serious it is I'm betting they it's way more serious than they actually thought and are still trying to assess the situation.
I bet ten years ago nobody could have predicted picture frames could be infected with computer viruses. Oh how times change!
It's like Megaman Battle Network all over again! JACK IN MEGAMAN.EXE