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bbqncigars · 05-31-2010, 10:23 PM

I received a brand new PP for my cracked screen. I just wanted the screen replaced, and could have lived with the peeling paint. The new replacement was nice, but they included a spare battery (which I already had previously purchased for the first unit), and did not return my 16gb SD card (or any SD card). The SD card is not much of a worry, compared to the Conficker worm that was present in the system memory of the PP. This could be a very bad thing to someone with less PC security. Bad on Astak, and worse on anyone who is not diligent regarding software security.

Wayne

05-31-2010, 10:23 PM	#1
bbqncigars PDA dino Posts: 80 Karma: 1527072 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Palm IIIx, Rooted NC, Voyages(2)	Replacement PP with pre-installed malware I received a brand new PP for my cracked screen. I just wanted the screen replaced, and could have lived with the peeling paint. The new replacement was nice, but they included a spare battery (which I already had previously purchased for the first unit), and did not return my 16gb SD card (or any SD card). The SD card is not much of a worry, compared to the Conficker worm that was present in the system memory of the PP. This could be a very bad thing to someone with less PC security. Bad on Astak, and worse on anyone who is not diligent regarding software security. Wayne