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Energizer battery software containing the backdoor

31.05.2010 (7:38 pm) – Filed under: Energizer battery ::

Things are not really coming, networking, but according to the foreign media reports, batteries manufacturing giant Energizer on Friday (3), said the company charger software contain backdoor, may cause hackers distal execution applications for users, as soon as possible, “” has appeared in networking.

Energizer said the company first received American network crisis center (US), the notice CERT that this company for the Duo Charger Charger design USB charging software contain backdoor, already stop this product Energizer sales, and shut down its software download sites, and calls for users download software which changes as soon as possible.

For a ni-mh battery Charger Duo NiMH), (Charger using traditional socket or allow users to charge the USB,Energizer battery  the products sold to America, Latin America, Europe and Asia market. Energizer and provide support and Windows platforms Mac UsbCharger download software, allowing users to examine in computer charging. Energizer says, only the Windows software contain backdoor, Mac version is not.

According to the US, CERT Windows version of the charger software contains a DLL backdoor, Arucer. Can let others without authorization, remote access system, if the user USES the default Windows XP SP2 firewall after operating system installed in the first version of this software, the system will appear warned that has blocked Windows, some of the program, if the user clicks function for the blockade, solution in addition to the backdoor firewall.

CERT, said the backdoor can obtain user access and display directory, and receiving the file and program execution. Although direct replacement UsbCharger can remove the security vulnerabilities, but the us-cert user besides replacement UsbCharger advice should be replaced, the software system32 directories in Arucer DLL. For this program and reply to the firewall.

There is still uncertainty Energizer how the backdoor UsbCharger implanted with CERT, and U.S. officials and research.

2 duracell battery $13 citizens “let the oppressed.”

26.01.2010 (7:27 pm) – Filed under: Duracell batteries ::

2 duracell battery incredibly price $13! This is the 4th in the morning, Mr Citizens in zion the shopping experience city park shop. Reporters from municipal price bureau learns, scenic spots of marketing and sales price for the relevant regulations and punished. It is not only the attractions, store sells high commodity prices, the hospital, the price of public goods is high also, let the oppressed citizens only “.

4 in the morning, Mr Holding the camera to a park, but open cameras, digital camera has no electricity. Walk in the park for a few shop is not found, finally the battery is not easy to find a good one, but i.these 2 $13. “This duracell no.5 batteries, a few days ago I just buy in the supermarket, 10 to 20 yuan, here 2 is 13 yuan, the price is a little unusual.” Whomped fung only pays purchase. Fung also told reporters, he was still looked at the store inside other commodities prices, is also higher, a box of green arrow chewing gum, a box of 2.5 for Hollywood’s mints 3 yuan, a bottle of mineral water 3.5 RMB… “Almost all the supermarket price is more than two times, even more than three times.”

Some time ago, people also meet Mr Tsai, but also in scenic spots, but in the hospital. That day, Mr. Tsai with his son went to the hospital to hang water, thirsty to buy a bottle of mineral water, your price is odd, supermarket 1 yuan, but sell $25,000 hospital shop. Though expensive, but the thirsty, can buy. It is reported, current each big hospitals are, indeed, convenience store a lot of patients, but the price is sometimes really let patients with a gasp. A distance near the hospital grocery boss told reporters, here is to buy a hospital patients in hospitals, daily goods store purchase don’t bargain, would rather run to buy, can save a lot of money.

The municipal price control bureau officials said the price in service, such as sites for public places such as schools, hospitals, as long as the price is the canteen i.these, no matter how high the price, the commodity price departments are unable to handle. So the people went to the place before, we should think what need to buy things, can buy in the supermarket, so also can reduce unnecessary trouble.