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Microsoft has discovered new computers in China are coming preinstalled with software that is embedded with malware, the company said on its company blog.
微軟在官方部落格中指出，他們發現中國新電腦預載的軟體被置入了惡意程式。
The tech giant claims it discovered that retailers in China were selling computers that were installed with counterfeit Windows software, and the fake software was corrupted with malware.
該科技巨擘聲稱，它發現中國零售商販售的電腦中安裝了仿冒的微軟軟體，該假軟體受到惡意程式損壞。
Cybercriminals took advantage of unsecure supply chains to install the harmful software, the company said.
網路犯罪份子利用不安全的供應鏈，來安裝這種有害軟體，微軟稱。
Microsoft called its discovery "disturbing," and warned consumers to be cautious of deals that seem too good to be true.
微軟認為此這一發現「令人不安」，並警告消費者要提防那些似乎好得令人難以置信的交易。
The company found that 20 percent of the PCs researchers bought from unsecure supply chains were infected with preinstalled malware. The malware was especially dangerous because it could be spread easily via removable devices, like USB drives.
該公司發現，PC研究人員從不安全的供應鏈買回的電腦中，20％遭到預先安裝的惡意程式感染。這些惡意程式非常危險，因為它們可以輕易透過諸如USB隨身碟等可移動的裝置傳播。
The company’s investigation, called "Operation b70," led to the shutdown of the harmful system that was connected to the computers and infecting them with "Nitol," the malware that was coming preinstalled on the computers.
微軟這次名為「Operation b70」的調查，導致了連接到大量電腦並感染「Nitol」的有害系統被關閉。「Nitol」就是在電腦上預先裝好的惡意程式。
新聞辭典
preinstall：動詞，預先安裝（指在電腦出售前，事先安裝好軟體）。名詞為preinstallation。
counterfeit：形容詞，偽造的、假冒的；動詞，偽造、偽裝；名詞，仿冒品。counterfeit goods，仿冒商品。
lead to：片語，通往；導致。例句：Mass unemployment may lead to social upheaval.（大批失業可能導致社會動亂。）
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