Re: Finnish ISP delivered USB modems infected withConficker

[Mike Preston <mike () technomonk com>]

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Its a USB broadband modem that on boot emulates a CD-ROM where the
drivers are stored (This emulated CD doesn't appear with the Linux
drivers since it mode switches).

It also has a micro-SD slot (but that fails to work on my acer aspire
one running ubuntu), So I can understand where the confusion arrises.

Mike

Larry Seltzer 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/
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
> On Behalf Of Larry Seltzer
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:01 AM
> To: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: Re: [funsec] Finnish ISP delivered USB modems infected
> withConficker
>
> USB modems running Windows? 
>
> Larry Seltzer
> Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
> larry_seltzer () ziffdavis com 
> http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
> On Behalf Of Juha-Matti Laurio
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:14 AM
> To: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: [funsec] Finnish ISP delivered USB modems infected with
> Conficker
>
> The model is Huawei Nettitikku E160 and these were infected by Conficker
> worm according to Finnish online news.
>
> Press release of Elisa (in Finnish):
> http://www.elisa.fi/ir/pressi/index.cfm?t=100&o=5170&did=15675
>
> covered at (in Finnish)
> http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/article299966.ece
>
> Juha-Matti
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