Olympus Digital Camera Ships With a Worm 249
An anonymous reader writes "Olympus Japan has issued a warning to customers who have bought its Stylus Tough 6010 digital compact camera that it comes with an unexpected extra — a virus on its internal memory card. The Autorun worm cannot infect the camera itself, but if it is plugged into a Windows computer's USB port, it can copy itself onto the PC, then subsequently infect any attached USB device. Olympus says it 'humbly apologizes' for the incident, which is believed to have affected some 1,700 units. The company said it will make every effort to improve its quality control procedures in future. Security company Sophos says that more companies need to wake up to the need for better quality control to ensure that they don't ship virus-infected gadgets. At the same time, consumers should learn to always ensure Autorun is disabled, and scan any device for malware before they use it on their computer."
Dodged a bullet. (Score:4, Funny)
Whew, glad my Canon doesn't mount itself as a external disk. Think of all the grief I've saved myself by having to launch something to get photos off of it.
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So, where did these cameras originate? China, Japan, Taiwan?
With offshoring as it is... (Score:4, Funny)
Third World factories seem to keep on making these mistakes.
You think they'd try making these in Japan, with full Japanese citizens making them for once?
Re:Keep It (Score:5, Funny)
"So I took it back to Best Buy "
I'd post AC too if were I admitting that. Eeew.
Olympus' warning... (Score:3, Funny)
For the customers you have the appropriate product is in trouble indeed grateful, bon appétit do so as follows: anti-virus support, thank you.
Translation issues aside, they do 'fess up honestly:
Cause
The lack of production management, computer virus has been contaminated with the camera.
Olympus response (Score:3, Funny)
Olympus should send an Ubuntu CD to their customers.
Re:Windows 7! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Dodged a bullet. (Score:3, Funny)
Here's a news item...stop using windows!!
Re:Linux (Score:4, Funny)
Jesus, don't you guys ever get tired of bashing windows?
Not as long as the ongoing barrage of malware built on Windows bugs continues and the PHBs of the world keep shoving Windows "solutions" down our throats at work while the bulk of computer-using humanity continues to use it at home.
Once it's no longer a blight on humanity we'll stop telling everybody what a blight on humanity it is. (Maybe we'll occasionally reminisce about what a blight on humanity it WAS, once that utopia arrives. B-) )
It's not a worm.... (Score:2, Funny)
Worm? (Score:1, Funny)
I know I got some tequila once that was shipped with a worm.
Re:Olympus' warning... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Olympus' warning... (Score:1, Funny)
computer virus has been contaminated with the camera.
Was this translated from Soviet Russian?