If you ’ve buy the Energizer DUO USB battery charger , you might want to uninstall the software immediately . Why ? Because it add up pre - loaded with a back door that can let someone remotely access your computer .
The United States Computer Emergency Response Team ( US - CERT ) has warned that the software included in the Energizer DUO USB bombardment courser contains a back door that allow unauthorised remote system access . In an advisory , the US - CERT monish that he installer for the Energizer DUO software places the single file UsbCharger.dll in the diligence ’s directory and Arucer.dll in the Windows system32 directory . An attacker is able to remotely command a organisation , include the power to name directory , send and meet files , and execute programs . The back entrance operate on with the prerogative of the lumber - on user .
What the nookie , Energizer ? You ’ve get ta question how something like this happens . At least whenSony installed rootkitson masses ’s computer they were doing so in the name of DRM . There ’s not even a badly - justified exculpation for this . [ ZDnetviaMake ]
https://gizmodo.com/sony-rootkit-worst-drm-ever-134717
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