also @ TechSpot: Weekend Open Forum: Most memorable videogame boss fights

McDonalds releases 10,000 infected mp3 players

By

On October 16, 2006, 8:27 PM EST

McDonalds is probably the last place on earth I'd consider buying an mp3 player through. However, just about no one is going to turn down a free mp3 as part of a contest. Together with Coke, the fast food giant had a contest that resulted in 10,000 mp3 players being shipped to people around the world. There was a catch, though, and it was a catch that not even Coke or McDonalds expected. Each of the 10,000 units was infected with a trojan. Loaded with QQPass, a password-stealing beast, apparently all it may take is plugging it into a machine to become compromised. The article is very light on information, and from the looks of it, this may have been a regional contest for Asia or perhaps Japan. I'd definitely like to hear more. How, exactly, does a brand new product pass QA with a virus attached?

Related Stories

No tags on this story

User Comments (2)

Post a comment
TimeParadoX
on October 16, 2006
10:46 PM
Lol that's just funny that McDonalds ( who gets a MP3 player from a fastfood resturant anyways? ) and it ends up just being a mobile virus =D

Reply

darth_terra1
on October 17, 2006
3:18 AM
Would you like fries and virus for your PC with that sir..

Reply

Browse more commented news

Post a new comment

Guest user

To post as an anonymous
user click here
.

Members

If you are a TechSpot member,
please login first.


By signing up you gain complete access to the TechSpot community. Join thousands of computer and technology enthusiasts that contribute and share knowledge in our forum. Post messages, get a private inbox, upload your own photo gallery and more.

Subscribe to TechSpot

Get free exclusive content, learn about new features and tech breaking news.