Kindle credit card stealing trojan?

G_Rozakis · 01-19-2011, 04:56 PM

Everytime i use wi-fi at the mall my screen resets and fills up with credit card numbers. I think they're credit card numbers only because it has the exact number of digits follwed by a exp date. Is my kindle infected with a trojan and how do i clean it out?

Tiersten · 01-19-2011, 05:00 PM

Eh? Thats a new one for me. I've never heard of any trojan or malware on a Kindle. It'd also be a strange target for a credit card stealing trojan as well since not many people would be buying stuff on a Kindle by typing in CC numbers.

What do the numbers look like exactly? Just replace some of the digits with 0s or something.

G_Rozakis · 01-19-2011, 06:23 PM

it's 16 numbers example(0000000000000000) exp 7/15
(0000000000000000) exp 8/13
and it fills up the whole screen in a row

Tiersten · 01-19-2011, 06:27 PM

Hmm. No idea.

I'd suspect something about the WiFi at the mall and whatever web proxy they're using before the Kindle though. Talk to Amazon/Kindle CS about it IMO.

FF2 · 01-19-2011, 07:27 PM

I'd also try finding a computer geek and take him/her to that mall for some scoping out.

wvcherrybomb · 01-19-2011, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G_Rozakis

Everytime i use wi-fi at the mall my screen resets and fills up with credit card numbers. I think they're credit card numbers only because it has the exact number of digits follwed by a exp date. Is my kindle infected with a trojan and how do i clean it out?

Are you serious?

This is, without a doubt, the most bizarre thing I have ever heard of a Kindle doing. I would call Amazon ASAP.

CrayWolf · 01-19-2011, 08:35 PM

I do troubleshooting for a living, so even though I have absolutely no idea what could possibly be causing this, I think I can help us down the right path...

- Does this happen on public Wi-Fi connections other than the one at the mall?

- Does it happen every time you connect at the mall?

- What are you doing with the Kindle when it happens? (Reading a book, playing a game, using the web browser, etc)

- Does it happen immediately on starting the activity, or does it take some time?

- Does it act oddly in any way other than displaying these numbers?

01-19-2011, 04:56 PM	#1
G_Rozakis Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: kindle	Kindle credit card stealing trojan? Everytime i use wi-fi at the mall my screen resets and fills up with credit card numbers. I think they're credit card numbers only because it has the exact number of digits follwed by a exp date. Is my kindle infected with a trojan and how do i clean it out?

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01-19-2011, 05:00 PM	#2
Tiersten Guru Posts: 987 Karma: 8641 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi	Eh? Thats a new one for me. I've never heard of any trojan or malware on a Kindle. It'd also be a strange target for a credit card stealing trojan as well since not many people would be buying stuff on a Kindle by typing in CC numbers. What do the numbers look like exactly? Just replace some of the digits with 0s or something.

01-19-2011, 06:23 PM	#3
G_Rozakis Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: kindle	it's 16 numbers example(0000000000000000) exp 7/15 (0000000000000000) exp 8/13 and it fills up the whole screen in a row

01-19-2011, 06:27 PM	#4
Tiersten Guru Posts: 987 Karma: 8641 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi	Hmm. No idea. I'd suspect something about the WiFi at the mall and whatever web proxy they're using before the Kindle though. Talk to Amazon/Kindle CS about it IMO.

01-19-2011, 07:27 PM	#5
FF2 Wizard Posts: 1,105 Karma: 1025784 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: WiFi Kindle3	I'd also try finding a computer geek and take him/her to that mall for some scoping out.

01-19-2011, 08:35 PM	#7
CrayWolf Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 2654 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Jersey Device: Kindle3 Wifi	I do troubleshooting for a living, so even though I have absolutely no idea what could possibly be causing this, I think I can help us down the right path... - Does this happen on public Wi-Fi connections other than the one at the mall? - Does it happen every time you connect at the mall? - What are you doing with the Kindle when it happens? (Reading a book, playing a game, using the web browser, etc) - Does it happen immediately on starting the activity, or does it take some time? - Does it act oddly in any way other than displaying these numbers?