Photo Kiosks Infecting Customers' USB Devices 288
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The Risky Biz blog brings news that Big W, a subsidiary of Woolworths, has Windows-based Fuji photo kiosks in at least some of its stores that don't run antivirus software, and are therefore spreading infections, such as Trojan-Poison-36, via customers' USB storage devices. Here is the account of the original reporter. "It's not just the lack of AV that's the problem... it appears there's been zero thought put into the problem of malware spreading via these kiosks. Why not just treat customers' USB devices as read-only? Why allow the kiosks to write to them at all? It would be interesting to find out which company — Fuji, Big W, or even some other third party — is responsible for the maintenance of the machines. It would also be interesting to find out if there are any liability issues here for Big W in light of its boneheaded lack of security planning."
Re:One more reason not to use Windows. (Score:5, Funny)
Must... resist... "yo momma" joke.
How much storage space do you mind losing to viruses though? Windows viruses. Come on, unleash your anger!
While we're tossin' around analogies... (Score:3, Funny)
Just like with STDs, you can still be a carrier even if you yourself don't suffer from the symptoms.
And just like with STDs, infecting other people while claiming that you are "immune" kinda makes you a jerk.
No pun intended.
Re:IT runs FUCKING WINDOWS MAN !! (Score:0, Funny)
Re:While we're tossin' around analogies... (Score:2, Funny)
STDs: Annoying if don't read slashdot, easy to ignore if you do.
W00t! Windows based kiosks (Score:5, Funny)
2. put it on stick, along with Virus
3. infect kiosk
4. from now on, kiosks substitutes customers photos with "random internet pic" from step 1 somewhere between the time the order has been validated, and when it will be printed.
5.
6. Sit back and watch the fun as customer comes back to pick up his photos...
Re:Windows Read-only mode. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Windows Read-only mode. (Score:3, Funny)
The mental image of widows mounting USB sticks is overpowering. Best typo ever.
Re:Windows autorun viruses are like vuvuzelas. (Score:0, Funny)
My other car is a Vuvuzela, you insensitive clod