Lazy to Hack: Samsung Digital picture frame viruses are back

26 December 2008

Samsung Digital picture frame viruses are back

Purchasers of some models of the Samsung digital picture frames have received warnings earlier this week, following the discovery that a six-month-old computer virus had hitched a ride on the devices.

The file infecting virus, known as W32.Salty.AE, compromised version 1.08 of the Samsung Frame Manager software for Windows XP that comes preinstalled on some of Samsung's frames, according to an alert published earlier this month by the company. Some purchasers of the Samsung SPF-85H 8-Inch Digital Photo Frame from Amazon.com received a warning from the online retailer about the virus.

Samsung recommends using antivirus software to quarantine W32.Salty, and then installing version 1.082 of its Frame Manager software.

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26 December 2008

Samsung Digital picture frame viruses are back

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