Chuck MillerMay 20, 2009

In a rare occurrence, a brand-new factory-sealed netbook has been found to contain malware, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab.

The factory-infected device, an M&A Technology Touch netbook, came with trojans on the disk image, found during a routine compatibility test.

“This case shows once again that even brand new products can leave the factory infected,” wrote Roel Schouwenberg, senior anti-virus researcher with Kaspersky Lab, on the company's Viruslist blog. “Safeguarding against infected new devices is particularly difficult.”

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