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05.12.08

Compuer Viruses: Now, Pre-Installed!

More PCs are succumbing to viruses from freshly-minted iPods, digital frames and more
By Matt Ransford Posted 03.27.2008 at 6:29 am 1 Comment

Used to be, you had to connect your PC to the Internet first before it became bloated with viruses and spyware. Now all it may take is plugging in a brand new iPod or digital picture frame—recently, new peripheral devices have been arriving in stores with viruses pre-installed. The problem is most likely stemming from poor quality control in Chinese factories when devices are tested before packaging. As office IT personnel well know, all it takes is one infected machine to spoil the entire network.

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The Score

Nuclear Olympics

As the Summer nears, reports surface of multiple security sweeps for radioactive material at Olympic sites
By Brett Zarda Posted 03.06.2008 at 1:20 pm 2 Comments

According to the Canadian Press, Chinese and American officials are working in cahoots to remove radioactive material from Olympic sites in advance of the games this summer in Beijing. The work is the latest hurdle the Chinese must overcome with the world watching closely. From pollution to human rights, press coverage to date has been less about the sport and more about the host.

American experts from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have taken at least two trips to China hoping to eliminate any material that could be used as a dirty bomb.

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Junkyard on the Moon

A half-century of exploration has left the lunar surface littered with discarded spacecraft, and a bevy of upcoming missions means there's more moon mess to come
By Dawn Stover and John Mahoney Posted 05.02.2007 at 2:00 am 0 Comments

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