Sony does it again! - Rootkit found on USB Thumb Drives

[kenc51]

Foster City (CA) - Sony is the face of a new malware threat that deals with fingerprint-authenticating USB drives.

According to a report from F-Secure, Sony's MicroVault USM-F fingerprint reading software comes with an infected USB stick. The software reportedly installs a hidden file on the user's computer and is invisible from certain antivirus scanners.

Source: http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/33559/108/

[stev]

http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=475
" ... Finnish anti-virus vendor F-Secure has found rootkit-like features in a plug-and-play fingerprint reader marketed by Sony. The discovery was made when F-Secure’s BlackLight scanner picked up hidden files on a system with the Sony Microvault USM-F fingerprint reader software. ..."








Some fingerprints for the reader to read too.

This is nearly two years since the Sony BMG scandal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Sony_ ... on_scandal