First PSP virus out

>but the article does not explain exactly what it does.

Probably because it's just speculation and doesn't actually exist
except in the minds of journalists who can't think of anything better
to write about so they make up stuff, sorry but the media in my opinion
make too big a deal of viruses, I don't go online with my PSP anyway so
how the hell am I going to get a virus, with an infected UMD bought
from woolworths, I don't think so.

Gonads wrote:
>>but the article does not explain exactly what it does.
>
>
> Probably because it's just speculation and doesn't actually exist
> except in the minds of journalists who can't think of anything better
> to write about so they make up stuff, sorry but the media in my opinion
> make too big a deal of viruses, I don't go online with my PSP anyway so
> how the hell am I going to get a virus, with an infected UMD bought
> from woolworths, I don't think so.
>

Get out of the wrong side of bed, eh? This thing does apparently exist,
but it's something you have to run yourself (which you would only
probably do if downgrading from firmware 2.0+) which then wipes the BIOS
or whatever. Allegedly.

The media don't make a bit enough deal of viruses and other
vulnerabilities in my view, certainly not to the extent where the news
actually reaches the people that need to hear about it (from a PC point
of view). If everyone took the same care as you do then there'd be less
of an issue, but they don't.

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In message <3qn0bdFfgcqoU1.DeleteThis@individual.net>, Beck
<my_bulkmail.DeleteThis@btopenworld.invalid> writes
>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051006/tc_nm/symantec_trojan_dc
>
>"EXPLOIT 2G PSP Team V1.RAR" Is the one to avoid.
>
>Apparently "destroys the PSP" but the article does not explain exactly what
>it does. Maybe it attacks the firmware or something.
>
>http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9614028/
>
>Msn news say that it is a low level threat and only affects those whose
>machines have "modified code".. whatever that may mean.
>
<cynicism>

No doubt written by a Sony employee.
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On 2005-10-07, [ste parker] <imaginey RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
> Gonads wrote:
>>>but the article does not explain exactly what it does.
>>
>>
>> Probably because it's just speculation and doesn't actually exist
>> except in the minds of journalists who can't think of anything better
>> to write about so they make up stuff, sorry but the media in my opinion
>> make too big a deal of viruses, I don't go online with my PSP anyway so
>> how the hell am I going to get a virus, with an infected UMD bought
>> from woolworths, I don't think so.
>>
>
> Get out of the wrong side of bed, eh? This thing does apparently exist,
> but it's something you have to run yourself (which you would only
> probably do if downgrading from firmware 2.0+) which then wipes the BIOS
> or whatever. Allegedly.
>
> The media don't make a bit enough deal of viruses and other
> vulnerabilities in my view, certainly not to the extent where the news
> actually reaches the people that need to hear about it (from a PC point
> of view). If everyone took the same care as you do then there'd be less
> of an issue, but they don't.

It certainly sounds like it's possible to do, but I think the only
people who would benefit from it would be Sony. However, Sony actually
*doing* that would probably be horribly illegal.

IMO, it's misinformation planted by Sony to make people think twice
about running homebrew or firmware downgraders.

Choobs

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"FatHippy" <{$spamtrap$}@fathippy.net> wrote in message
news:gW$3+bLEozRDFwKE@fathippy.net...
> In message <3qn0bdFfgcqoU1 DeleteThis @individual.net>, Beck
> <my_bulkmail DeleteThis @btopenworld.invalid> writes
>>http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051006/tc_nm/symantec_trojan_dc
>>
>>"EXPLOIT 2G PSP Team V1.RAR" Is the one to avoid.
>>
>>Apparently "destroys the PSP" but the article does not explain exactly
>>what
>>it does. Maybe it attacks the firmware or something.
>>
>>http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9614028/
>>
>>Msn news say that it is a low level threat and only affects those whose
>>machines have "modified code".. whatever that may mean.
>>
> <cynicism>
>
> No doubt written by a Sony employee.

<carry on cynicism>

That was the first thought that entered my head.

[ste parker] wrote:
> Gonads wrote:
>
>>> but the article does not explain exactly what it does.
>>
>>
>>
>> Probably because it's just speculation and doesn't actually exist
>> except in the minds of journalists who can't think of anything better
>> to write about so they make up stuff, sorry but the media in my opinion
>> make too big a deal of viruses, I don't go online with my PSP anyway so
>> how the hell am I going to get a virus, with an infected UMD bought
>> from woolworths, I don't think so.
>>
>
> Get out of the wrong side of bed, eh? This thing does apparently exist,
> but it's something you have to run yourself (which you would only
> probably do if downgrading from firmware 2.0+) which then wipes the BIOS
> or whatever. Allegedly.
>
> The media don't make a bit enough deal of viruses and other
> vulnerabilities in my view, certainly not to the extent where the news
> actually reaches the people that need to hear about it (from a PC point
> of view). If everyone took the same care as you do then there'd be less
> of an issue, but they don't.
>
the downside of extensive media coverage would be that its giving
publicity to the tossers who write these virii, which is what theyre
after in the first place. a bit of notoriety, swell their tiny little
ego's and encourage them to do more.

Chris F wrote:
> [ste parker] wrote:
>
>> Gonads wrote:
>>
>>>> but the article does not explain exactly what it does.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Probably because it's just speculation and doesn't actually exist
>>> except in the minds of journalists who can't think of anything better
>>> to write about so they make up stuff, sorry but the media in my opinion
>>> make too big a deal of viruses, I don't go online with my PSP anyway so
>>> how the hell am I going to get a virus, with an infected UMD bought
>>> from woolworths, I don't think so.
>>>
>>
>> Get out of the wrong side of bed, eh? This thing does apparently
>> exist, but it's something you have to run yourself (which you would
>> only probably do if downgrading from firmware 2.0+) which then wipes
>> the BIOS or whatever. Allegedly.
>>
>> The media don't make a bit enough deal of viruses and other
>> vulnerabilities in my view, certainly not to the extent where the news
>> actually reaches the people that need to hear about it (from a PC
>> point of view). If everyone took the same care as you do then there'd
>> be less of an issue, but they don't.
>>
> the downside of extensive media coverage would be that its giving
> publicity to the tossers who write these virii, which is what theyre
> after in the first place. a bit of notoriety, swell their tiny little
> ego's and encourage them to do more.

i was more talking about coverage regarding prevention, rather than
coverage about the virii themselves. many people don't even buy
computer mags, and so have no idea why their PC has suddenly got
something wrong with it. there's hundreds of TV shows dedicated to how
to put up a shelf/how to boil an egg so why not one about how to
safeguard a PC?

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"[ste parker]" <imaginey DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:3qusr3Fgqp0fU1@individual.net...
> Chris F wrote:
>> [ste parker] wrote:
>>
>>> Gonads wrote:
>>>
>>>>> but the article does not explain exactly what it does.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Probably because it's just speculation and doesn't actually exist
>>>> except in the minds of journalists who can't think of anything better
>>>> to write about so they make up stuff, sorry but the media in my opinion
>>>> make too big a deal of viruses, I don't go online with my PSP anyway so
>>>> how the hell am I going to get a virus, with an infected UMD bought
>>>> from woolworths, I don't think so.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Get out of the wrong side of bed, eh? This thing does apparently exist,
>>> but it's something you have to run yourself (which you would only
>>> probably do if downgrading from firmware 2.0+) which then wipes the BIOS
>>> or whatever. Allegedly.
>>>
>>> The media don't make a bit enough deal of viruses and other
>>> vulnerabilities in my view, certainly not to the extent where the news
>>> actually reaches the people that need to hear about it (from a PC point
>>> of view). If everyone took the same care as you do then there'd be less
>>> of an issue, but they don't.
>>>
>> the downside of extensive media coverage would be that its giving
>> publicity to the tossers who write these virii, which is what theyre
>> after in the first place. a bit of notoriety, swell their tiny little
>> ego's and encourage them to do more.
>
> i was more talking about coverage regarding prevention, rather than
> coverage about the virii themselves. many people don't even buy computer
> mags, and so have no idea why their PC has suddenly got something wrong
> with it. there's hundreds of TV shows dedicated to how to put up a
> shelf/how to boil an egg so why not one about how to safeguard a PC?
>
> --
> [ste]
> Your Play Rank: MADAMADA ikuyo-

Because it would get next to no viewers. Its the same with games coverage in
the market. Its seen as very niche fashion wise so no one bothers to put it
on the TV.