I mean there is no need to think that USB sticks have their own OS. I.e. Conficker doesn't infect the operating system of USB stick.
Huawei's or Elisa's production line had an infected Windows machine and now we see the result. Thanks for the Huawei link, quispiam. Juha-Matti Juha-Matti Laurio [[email protected]] kirjoitti: > In Finland these so-called 'net-sticks' using 3G networks are very popular. > > Why the USB stick needs Windows on it... > http://linuxbox.org/pipermail/funsec/2009-March/020206.html > > USB sticks just had the Conficker infection. > > Juha-Matti > > Larry Seltzer [[email protected]] kirjoitti: > > 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 > > [email protected] > > http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Larry Seltzer > > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:01 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [funsec] Finnish ISP delivered USB modems infected > > withConficker > > > > USB modems running Windows? > > > > Larry Seltzer > > Contributing Editor, PC Magazine > > [email protected] > > http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Juha-Matti Laurio > > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 7:14 AM > > To: [email protected] > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
