Energizer USB Battery Charger Software Infects PCs

swandives writes "Researchers at US-CERT have warned that software accompanying the Energizer DUO USB battery charger contains a Trojan that gives hackers total access to a Windows PC. The product was sold in the US, Latin America, Europe and Asia starting in 2007. Upon installation, the software creates the file 'Arucer.dll,' a Trojan that listens for commands on TCP port 7777. Upon receiving instructions, the Trojan can download and execute files, transmit files stolen from the PC, or tweak the Windows registry. Uninstalling the software disables the automatic execution of the Trojan. Users can also remove Arucer.dll from Windows' system32 directory and reboot the machine to disable the backdoor component."

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[Hognoxious]

In many ways we are all guilty of being ignorant in one area or an other. However saying someone is stupid for not knowing how to do something or even look up how to do it is rude and unwarranted.

Not knowing isn't stupid. It's ignorant, and that can be cured.

Refusing to know, even when you've been (repeatedly) told - now that's stupid.