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Energizer Duo Trojan May Have Infected PCs for 3 Years
| 2010-03-09 |
A Trojan hidden within software for the Energizer Duo USB battery charger may have been around since May 2007, according to Symantec. The software, which affects Windows machines, has been taken off the market by Energizer. Fortunately, the Trojan can be fought with a few easy fixes.
The backdoor Trojan bundled with software for the Energizer Duo USB battery charger may have been active for nearly three years, security researchers have found.
According to Symantec's analysis, there is evidence that the Trojan dates back to May 10, 2007.
Regardless of when it was created, its discovery prompted Energizer to announce March 5 that it was discontinuing the sale of the product and removing the site from which the software could be downloaded. In addition, the company is urging consumers who downloaded the Windows version of the software to uninstall it.
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