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RE: 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:22:19 -0400
Do any new computers include a floppy drive nowadays. ;-) Richard -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Juha-Matti Laurio Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 7:12 PM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: [funsec] 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops Some references: http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2007/09/german-computer-maker-ships-laptops. html http://www.virusbtn.com/news/2007/09_14.xml http://www.medion.de/popup_md96290.htm http://www.bullguard.com/support/tech-guides/how-to-remove-stonedangelina.as px After digging the specifications from Medion's site it appears that these models (MD 96290 Notebook) don't include a floppy drive: http://www.medion.de/md96290/nord/_content/techdetails/index.html This is the only good news, the virus can't spread so easily. I have written this entry http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=998 too and posted the case to /. http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/09/15/1623230 - Juha-Matti _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops Juha-Matti Laurio (Sep 15)
- RE: 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops Richard M. Smith (Sep 15)
- RE: 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops Toralv_Dirro (Sep 17)
- Re: 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops Valdis . Kletnieks (Sep 17)
- RE: 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops Toralv_Dirro (Sep 17)
- Re: 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops Valdis . Kletnieks (Sep 17)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops Gregory Hicks (Sep 15)
- RE: 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops Juha-Matti Laurio (Sep 17)
- RE: 13-year old boot sector virus shipped on German laptops Toralv_Dirro (Sep 17)