The Enemy within

A new addition to the family is always a welcome, but what if the new member is an enemy.  You brand new Hard Drive, DVD, USB and Card Reader is as good as junk if it has viruses in it. Worried!  Here is the news:
The Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) released an alert on the Federal Government’s Stay Smart Online alert service, alleging that the Fission External 4-in-1 Hard Drive, DVD, USB and Card Reader product offered by ALDI contains the components of the “Conficker” worm.
ALDI confirmed it and said that it has removed the product from all of its stores and has issued a voluntary public recall of products already purchased .It also added that the worm was limited to a small number of the devices.
AusCERT advised those who have already purchased the device to format the hard drive and scan their computer for infections using up-to-date antivirus software. So, if you have swiped your credit card to buy the latest product make sure to update antivirus too. AusCERT also mentioned that as the worm was extremely old, emerging in August 2008, most systems should be able to detect it if they have antivirus software installed.
ALDI confirmed that a full reformat of the device’s hard drive would remove the worm.
So, if by any chance you have bought the infected infected devices, and wondering what to do; get it scanned by an updated anti-virus.