Re: Finnish ISP delivered USB modems infected withConficker

[quispiam lepidus <quispiam.lepidus () gmail com>]

On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 10:44 PM, Larry Seltzer<larry () larryseltzer com> wrote:
> I ran this through Google Translate and it looks to me like it's USB
> sticks, not modems. Still a big mistake for an ISP.
>
> Larry Seltzer
> Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
> larry_seltzer () ziffdavis com
> http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/

Huawei make a lot of 3G modems, and they tend to be of the USB key
variety. They also tend to double as USB mass storage devices, as they
store the drivers & applications on them.
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