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Important information about a new virus.

16 years ago

Brian thought it important enough for me to send a message to you all tonight.

You know those innocent looking digital picture frames? The ones that allow you to download your pictures and display them in a frame on your desk? Well, they aren't so innocent. I don't want to sound like an alarmist, but the news today was, well, alarming. Some of these digital photo frames are hiding a Trojan Horse virus coming out of China. Firewalls and antivirus software are no match for this one. If you own one of these devices, stop using it until you read more about this. The more I understand what this is capable of, the more concerned I become.

Steven

Here is a link that might be useful: Mocmex

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lorna-organic
16 years ago
I thought this was going to be about a plant virus. Thanks for the heads-up, Steven.

Lorna
todancewithwolves
16 years ago
Thank God it wasn't pertaining to a new tick virus *lol*

I keep telling everyone...get a Macintosh. We don't get viruses :-)

Edna
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No. Darnit. It's NOT in commerce. It's one of those roses that is a "watershed" rose for me. The first time I saw it, there were people sitting on the front porch of the house, who I swear had a shotgun. I took photos from across the street, with a 300 mm lens. A friend was kind enough to give me a rooted plant from it, because we failed to root it and I wanted it so badly. I've always thought it was likely one of the earliest plants from the California Nursery Co.
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keesha2006
16 years ago
Thank You Steven...I have a Ceiva frame so I don't think it is affected by this, but I was sure surprised to read this....what next in our electronic world will be attacked.. it is almost a kind of terrorist warfare on the electronic world :)
faltered
16 years ago
Wow, we bought my mother one for Christmas. Luckily, my parents aren't computer savvy enough to hook it up to their computer. We take photos, download them to an SD card, then put that in the frame.

Tracy

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