p2pnet.net News:- McDonalds had McEgg all over its McFace when it was discovered people who ate at the company’s outlets in Japan risked a Big Mac Infection.

MP3 players the company was offering as prizes as part of a joint Coca-Cola promo, “were loaded with a particularly nasty strain of malware,” says The Register.

Users who connected their McDonalds MP3 players to their Windows PCs, “were exposed to spyware code programmed to transmit their web passwords and other sensitive information to hackers,” says the story.

The players were preloaded with QQpass, which transmits usernames, passwords, etc. off your computer,” explains Gizmodo, from whence came the pic.

It goes on:

McDonalds set up a 24-hour hotline to troubleshoot the problem. Most conversations go something like this:

Hi, welcome to McDonalds.

My identity has been stolen because of your shitty MP3 player.

Ok sir. Is our food unsafe for consumption?

Well…uhh…yeah, I guess.

But that’s why it’s so tasty, no?

Sure, I guess.

McDonalds also thought that unsafe music could be extra good, too…but if you’re watching your credit line …

No, no, I’m not.

Then would you like to try our new McSledgehammer. It’s really, really bad for your computer.

Sounds delicious! –

Also See:
The Register - Spyware infection prompts McDonalds MP3 recall, October 16, 2006
Gizmodo - McDonalds: “I’m Lovin’ Malware”, October 14, 2006

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