Are people more trusting pluging Random USB flash drives and CDs they found into their computers vs

[froggyboy604]

Yes since a larger percentage of people don't know much about Auto-run CDs, flash drives, and floppies which try to install on to a computer when used on a PC, but more people know of computer viruses which spread by internet spam, websites, etc.

I read somewhere that criminals are starting to throw flash drives infected with spyware, malware, and viruses at buisnesses which use a lot of computers like banks, etc in the hope some one will plug it into the computer, so they can spy on the company or ruin their computers.

I know of someone who had a flash drive which was infected with a virus, and whenever the person plug in the drive it also infected the computer, and make the USB ports not work, and the PC slow.

 

[Demon_Skeith]

interesting, well there are plenty of dumb USA people to have this little trick work.

And so yes, people will plug in random *insert device here* and end up screwed.

 

[froggyboy604]

I read that some new External drives, and MP3 players which you buy from a electronics store can also contain viruses if a factory worker ,who is also a hacker, decided to secretly install auto-run viruses onto the MP3 player, External hard drives, or the installer CD.

Seagate Ships Virus-Laden Hard Drives

f you bought one of Seagate's Maxtor Basics consumer hard drives recently, check it for viruses. Especially if you're a gamer.

Seagate is warning that a "small number" of its Maxtor Basics Personal Storage 3200 hard drives recently shipped with the Virus.Win32.AutoRun.ah virus, malicious software that "searches for passwords for online games and sends them to a server located in China," according to a note posted on the Seagate Web site. Only drives purchased since August 2007 are affected, Seagate said.

Read more at: http://www.pcworld.com/article/139576/seagate_ships_virusladen_hard_drives.html