Wow. Any ideas on how this got there? I just don't see the motivation there. Rogue addon at the factory? I don't see what use a battery manufacturer would have from a remote backdoor. I thought USB battery chargers were "dumb" devices.
Oh, by "dumb" I meant that they do not actually exchange data with the host, just their device descriptor. Having read the Symantec link elsewhere in the comments, I see this is indeed the case. So you actually have to download the software yourself?
No I didn't install it. The charger has a light to say if the batteries are charged. I don't want some crappy poorly written big flashy dial popping up on my computer to say my batteries are 75% done.
So I don't know, it probably just displays a dial, some adverts for batteries, etc
The only machine in the factory in the cheap third world country with a CD burner was also the only one connected to the internet - so was the one that the techies browsed porn on and so was infected with everything.
ps. if you think this is unlikely - take a look at the crap on your CEO/CFO/salesman's laptops sometime.
