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chinatechnews.com - 10/14/2008
Virus Alert: ASUS Recalls Eee Box PCs In Japan
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Taiwan's ASUSTek Computer has announced a recall of its Eee Box PCs that were sold in Japan because they contain a virus. The virus, known as recycled.exe, resides on the D drive of the machine and once opened, the virus will be activated and copy itself to the C drive as well as any other ...
ASUS CEO Reveals Eee PC Sales Numbers, Plans for Touch Eee PCs and More Eee Family Products
blog.laptopmag.com - 10/21/2008
ASUS CEO Reveals Eee PC Sales Numbers, Plans for Touch Eee PCs and More Eee Family Products
— blog.laptopmag.com — Four million Eee PCs have been sold to date. He plans to reach the goal of 5... million Eee PC sales by the end of 2008. Touch-enabled Eee PCs are on the way and will be here by early 2009. Shen didn’t share the details of the form factor, though he said ... (more) ASUS CEO Reveals Eee PC Sales Numbers, Plans for Touch ...
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theinquirer.net - 10/14/2008
Eee box virus triggers recall in Japan
— theinquirer.net — By Egan Orion : Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 11:14 AM TAIWAN'S MAJOR computer components assembler and netbook... manufacturer Asustek has discovered a virus infesting all of its Eee Box PCs sold in Japan and is recalling them. The virus is called ... (more) Eee box virus triggers recall in Japan
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pcadvisor.co.uk - 10/8/2008
Asus Eee Box ships with virus News
— pcadvisor.co.uk — The desktop PC version of Asus' popular Eee PC has shipped with a virus in Japan, the... company has warned. The low-cost Eee Box, designed as a basic for managing photos, sending email, surfing the web, and other day-to-day tasks, launched in Japan last ... (more) Asus Eee Box ships with virus News
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Engadget:  ASUS pre-installs Japanese Eee Box PCs with worm, issues recall

CrunchGear:  Asus bites the bullet, orders reeecall of infected Eee Boxen

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ASUS pre-installs Japanese Eee Box PCs with worm, issues recall
Engadget — ... Uh oh. ASUS just issued a recall for all Eee Box PCs sold in Japan due to a nasty pre-installed worm. The malicious code dubbed "recycled.exe" may attempt to download additional malware while attempting to replicate itself to attached USB storage devices at the ...

Asus bites the bullet, orders reeecall of infected Eee Boxen
CrunchGear — ... Luckily (or unluckily, depending on how you look at it) they’d only sold a couple hundred of the things before this minor calamity, so there’s not too much damage to pay for out of pocket. ...

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