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ST. LOUIS, March 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security found software for Energizer's Duo USB battery charger can leave computers vulnerable to attack.
The Duo battery chargers for NiMH batteries are safe, but the software that enables the user to monitor the batteries is infected, PC World reported Monday.
The infected software includes a "backdoor" that allows some computer files to be to be remotely controlled, PC World said.
The trouble begins if the consumer downloads Windows software from the Energizer company Web site. If this was not done or if the consumer uses a Macintosh computer, consumer files are safe.
Consumers were advised to uninstall the infected software, reboot the computers and then go to the System32 directory in Windows. There, consumers were advised to delete "arucer.dll," the file that is the actual backdoor, PC World said.
Energizer has discontinued the software, but the DUO is still available, costing about $20 online at Amazon.
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