HP Proliant USB key riddled with worms

Shogun · 7th April 2008, 19:02

HP Australia has warned that optional USB keys shipped with some of its Proliant servers are infected by malware.

A batch of 256MB and 1GB USB keys that ship with the servers are infected by the Fakerecy and SillyFDC viruses, it warns. The keys are involved in installing optional floppy-disc drives. It's unclear how many infected USB sticks were distributed.

Fakerecy and SillyFDC are both low-risk worms that spread by copying themselves onto removable media. The malware likely got onto Proliant USB disks via an infected machine in a factory rather than as some part of a targeted attack.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04...key_infection/

jmke · 7th April 2008, 19:05

how does this happen?

Shogun · 7th April 2008, 19:13

Note the third paragraph I mentioned in the first post.

jmke · 7th April 2008, 19:14

yes, but how can they let this happen, using a machine infected with this crap; means that machine was hooked to the inet and not really managed... sad to hear this... sadder even that this news is not unique either :/

7th April 2008, 19:02	#1
Shogun [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calif. Bay Area, USA Posts: 1,748	HP Proliant USB key riddled with worms HP Australia has warned that optional USB keys shipped with some of its Proliant servers are infected by malware. A batch of 256MB and 1GB USB keys that ship with the servers are infected by the Fakerecy and SillyFDC viruses, it warns. The keys are involved in installing optional floppy-disc drives. It's unclear how many infected USB sticks were distributed. Fakerecy and SillyFDC are both low-risk worms that spread by copying themselves onto removable media. The malware likely got onto Proliant USB disks via an infected machine in a factory rather than as some part of a targeted attack. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04...key_infection/

7th April 2008, 19:05	#2
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	how does this happen? __________________

7th April 2008, 19:14	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,497	yes, but how can they let this happen, using a machine infected with this crap; means that machine was hooked to the inet and not really managed... sad to hear this... sadder even that this news is not unique either :/ __________________

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7th April 2008, 19:13	#3
Shogun [M] Reviewer Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Calif. Bay Area, USA Posts: 1,748	Note the third paragraph I mentioned in the first post.