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Richard King
01-24-08, 09:51 AM
http://www.dealerscopetoday.com/story.bsp?sid=89561&var=story#89561
Best Buy Admits It Sold Infected Frames
Best Buy admitted Wednesday that it sold a “limited number” of digital picture frames capable of embedding malicious code on Windows PCs, IDG News Service reported. The retail giant pulled the product, but has not initiated a recall.More....

sean10780
01-24-08, 09:58 AM
http://www.dealerscopetoday.com/story.bsp?sid=89561&var=story#89561
Best Buy Admits It Sold Infected Frames
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I assume that the customers won't have to pay for this fix? It doesn't mention anything about that.

Lee L
01-24-08, 02:45 PM
I am sure you cna bring your PC down to teh geek squad so they can fix it right up - errr Go through your hard drive for naked pictures of your wife.

Greg Alsobrook
01-24-08, 03:22 PM
I am sure you cna bring your PC down to teh geek squad so they can fix it right up - errr Go through your hard drive for naked pictures of your wife.

are you speaking from personal experience?? :lol:

Stuart Sweet
01-24-08, 03:38 PM
Oh, dear dear dear.

Not super surprising, but it could have happened to any company.

Lee L
01-25-08, 10:42 AM
are you speaking from personal experience?? :lol:


Ha! No, but there have been several news articles in the last few months about it. Heck , once Geek squad guy even installed software on a woman's machine to access the built in camera in her laptop.

Pinion413
01-25-08, 08:35 PM
http://www.dealerscopetoday.com/story.bsp?sid=89561&var=story#89561
Best Buy Admits It Sold Infected Frames
More....

I'm sorry to say, but the first thought that came to mind when I read that was...."That's excellent...."

Does that make me an evil person? !Devil_lol

I know in all seriousness, it's not very funny. It's more just one of those things that doesn't surprise me to hear/read anymore. :nono2:

AlbertZeroK
01-25-08, 09:01 PM
My best friend and I love sending those guys at best buy and circuit city on wild goose chases! We have them looking for firewire GPS's and UMD Burners one night. But I wouldn't trust those guys with any PC of mine. Hey, what's this burt dog hair doing in my PC? LOL