You must be remembering the time when an unsuspecting US teen received a rude note with the iPod her father purchased as a holiday gift, and the time when a young boy expecting to find a PS3 console in its box, found a phone book instead! Well, now here is another such story but is no doubt more dangerous.
Reports are doing the rounds on the Internet that Best Buy had sold digital picture frames during the holiday season that carried malicious code. These were the 10.3-inch digital frames (model number NS-DPF10A) sold under the Insignia brand and which Best Buy called a limited edition.
These digital photo frames were actually infected with a computer virus during the manufacturing process. Hence, when such as frame was connected to a Windows PC, the malicious code spread on to it as well.
This bit of shocking news came to be known only after a few customers reported about it to Best Buy. However, Best Buy refuses to specify the number digital frames that contain the virus and which ended up in customers’ hands.
However, a notice issued by Best Buy assures that the store is investigating the issue and is “connecting with out customers who may have been impacted.†Moreover, the store does not plan to issue any sort of a recall of the photo frames.
According to Best Buy, the malware which comes as a rude gift along with the Insignia digital photo frame is an old virus which can easily be detected by any up-to-date anti-virus software.
Further, Best Buy assured that only Windows PCs which are connected to the frame via a USB cable are vulnerable to this attack.
“We apologize for the inconvenience that has been caused as a result of this incident,†said Best Buy.
