The sort that Viral describes over here as �the type of person who likes to stick random devices in your USB port�. I consider myself pretty cautious. But I do happen to have one of those Energizer chargers.

When I read there as a backdoor vulnerability in their software I didn�t think too much about it as I�ve rebuilt my laptop at least twice since I installed their application (it was, frankly, 100% gimmick).

Imagine my surprise then (Viz style) when I did a complete scan of my machine with Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection for an entirely unrelated reason only to find it picked up the �Energizer� threat in a package in my C:WindowsSoftwareDistribution folder.

How it got there I have no idea. I certainly haven�t downloaded / installed their app since rebuilding. It just goes to show it�s worth doing a complete scan from time to time just to be safe.

As an aside I�ve found this charger to be *very* fussy about actually charging things � which seems fairly fundamental to the role of �battery charger� � and my complaint (hand-written letter no less) to Energizer went unanswered. As a result I can�t recommend the device however neat it might seem.