HEROFACE UPDATE; JUNE
UNKNOWN PROTOCOL FOUND HIDDEN IN OVER THREE HUNDRED BRANDS OF COMPUTERIZED PRODUCTS Coding similar in construct to the same computer virus that caused a global panic in 1994 has been found in three-hundred brands of electrical products, directly written into hardware components. The code appears to be completely isolated, unlinked to any executable functions. None of the companies contacted for a reply admitted to willingly putting the code into their products, and could not explain its presence, calling it “clearly benign”. Since the discovery, private parties have checked their own home hardware and products for examples of this code. A list maintained online lists over two million store-bought products containing the foreign protocol, the earliest produced item dating back to 1991. With the code having no connection to any software components, consumers have been asked not to panic; the protocol has no effect to any functions of an electronic device. CONTENTS OF PRESIDENT KE...