Gaming Mouse-maker Razer Hit With Infected Firmware


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Gaming mouse-maker hit with infected firmware

By Robert McMillan

September 21, 2009 IDG News Service - Gamers trying to update their mouse or keyboard drivers from accessory maker Razer USA's Web site recently may have gotten more than they bargained for.

That's because the company's computers appear to have been hacked, and its support site used to spread malicious Trojan horse programs, according to Rik Ferguson, a researcher with Trend Micro. After hearing comments from concerned customers, Trend researchers took a look at Razer's drivers. They downloaded 8 infected drivers, and immediately contacted Razer. "They immediately took the site offline," he said in an instant message interview.

Customers who downloaded this software would get the drivers they requested, but they also got an obscure Trojan program called WORM.ASPXOR.AB. "The malware had very low detection rates, with only 7 out of 41 vendors offering generic detection," Ferguson said.

Read more detail at computerworld - http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/913...fected_firmware

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