If you purchase a digital picture frame for use in your home, buyer beware! According to an article in the San Francisco Chronicle, a number of digital picture frames being sold by major department stores are infected with a Windows trojan horse that: 
 
1. Disables any anti-virus on the machine 
2. Disables the Windows firewall 
3. Steals user data and sends it back to the worm writer. 
 
Here's the best part. The article author contacted the world renowned SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) institute for advice. According to the article, Deborah Hale from SANS suggested, "...that PC users find friends with Macintosh or Linux machines and have them check for malware before plugging any device into a PC." 
 
Wouldn't it be easier to just remove Windows and use the Linux or Mac-based computer? 
 
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