Malware Attached To Digital Photo Frame

By Lashan Clarke

Last month three people reported that the flat panel photo frames they received, tried to install malware onto their computer system. This information was released by the Internet Storm Center, which stated that each person had received the same brand of photo frame from the same group of stores. The Internet Storm Center is not sure if the the malware was added before or after it was shipped from the factory.

According to Marcus Sachs at the Internet Storm Center, “When the first person complained of becoming infected, we thought they had an infected computer and was blaming it on the digital picture frame”. However, it was later examined and found to be malware originating from the photo frames.

The incident highlighted the spread of digital weapons used to decrease the security of a system. With more instances of internet adware and malware, consumers are aware of the risk of malicious code trying to find its way onto their computer. However, a lot of the malware attached to hardware can escape surveillance.