said by Mele20:Yes. I read Aaron's post. But it doesn't apply to this Linksy router. I quoted from the Linksy page for this router. You have to set it up ...even the current version. I just answered two posts recently (not here) from users who had just bought this router and had questions about setting it up.
Obviously, SOME ROUTERS AND SOME ISPS allow you to do nothing but plug in the router. Obviously, my ISP and router are superior because they require you to not be a dumb idiot who does stupid things regarding routers. But teaching your children or anyone else to not configure the router really surprises me since this is a security forum. ALL USERS need to be educated properly about security including how to use a router securely. If this is done then there will be no problems regarding default passwords. Geez.
All your arguing through this amounts to squat at what the article is referring to. Sure you may or may not have to configure a router to get a connection but that point means nothing. Either way this type of exploit needs a connection to be up and running for anything to happen or to even get the malware on your machine in the first place.
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