You Win! (spyware)
Here's a case of marketing gone terribly wrong: McDonald's Japan ran a contest giving away mp3 players, and gave away a little extra with each one:
However the MP3 players were infected with QQpass a very dangerous malware. So your PC is infected once you connect the DAP and it starts logging and transmitting username, passwords and other vital information. McDonalds Japan has apologized and set up a 24 hour helpline for those affected by the spyware loaded MP3 player.
I added "DRM" to the tags because this smells like a music industry sponsored piece of stupidity. In general, you should be the only one with indigestion after eating at McDonald's - your PC shouldn't feel your pain.
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McDonald's MP3 Players Contain QQpass
[Matt] October 16, 2006 3:20:52.272
McDonald’s Japan division has recently launched a promotional contest in which they are giving away 10,000 MP3 Players loaded with 10 songs. Unfortunately for winners, their MP3 prizes were loaded with saturated fats and sugar! A malware called “QQpass” was installed in the MP3 players which takes usernames and passwords from your computer to another computer. Sounds like a pretty awful prize huh? The solution McDonald’s came up with was to organize a 24 hour helpline and promoted their food at the same time with the helpline.
I just hope the next time I play McDonald’s monopoly in the States that if I win a digital camera it won’t poke my eyes out.
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