Re: Finnish ISP delivered USB modems infected withConficker

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

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:15 AM, quispiam
lepidus<quispiam.lepidus () gmail com> wrote:
> 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.

PS. Here's the device mentioned in the OP's post:

http://www.huawei.com/mobileweb/en/products/view.do?id=1960
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