[Cialug] OT: Not that you needed another reason to hate maxtor

[Matthew Nuzum]

On Nov 20, 2007 10:10 AM, Nathan Stien <nathanism at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Nov 19, 2007 5:55 PM, Brandon Griffis <brandongriffis at gmail.com> wrote:
> > This is something to be aware of and careful with too.  Many external HD
> and
> > even flash drives now not only come preformatted but with an autorun
> file
> > that will automatically install (something) onto windows just for
> plugging
> > in the drive.  We're often told it's just a little utility to make the
> drive
> > show up with a WD or Segate or Maxtor or... icon.  But I wouldn't doubt
> that
> > various spy/virus stuff has been thrown in as well.
>
> Yeah, now that you mention it, I once made the mistake of buying a
> flash drive which had a craptastic autorunning app on it, and it was a
> PITA to remove.


Kind of like buying a music CD from Sony...

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Matthew Nuzum
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