New Computer Viruses from Post Manufacture Peripherals
After a computer peripheral has been manufactured, it is plugged into a computer for product testing. Most new computer hardware like digital picture frames acquired the viruses during this stage of manufacture. The bulk of these cases are traced to production in China. Because manufacturers keep their processes a secret, it is not known whether the uploading of new computer viruses onto the new peripheral is deliberate or accidental. It could be that the testing computer has been unknowingly infected by an employee. In any case, protecting your computer with an anti-virus program that constantly updates itself is the best source of protection you can have.
