Can a Virus take a hitch in your car?

Waffle · 14-03-2005, 09:13 AM

http://www.winbeta.org/comments.php?id=2756&catid=1

....That frightening prospect has had Internet message boards buzzing this year, amid rumors that a virus had infected Lexus cars and SUVs. The virus supposedly entered the cars over the Bluetooth wireless link that lets drivers use their cell phones to carry on hands-free conversations through the cars' microphones and speakers......

*You were driving a hundred and eighty in a 30 miles zone*

"you don't understand, it's all this damn spyware!!!"

*sir, have you been drinking?*

ProcalX · 14-03-2005, 05:48 AM

hehe

Addis · 14-03-2005, 07:37 AM

Lol they'll be a new spec in the MOT.
Spyware count < 50 passed...

ninja fetus · 14-03-2005, 09:42 AM

keke ^_^ i bet my cars are infected

Anti-Trend · 15-03-2005, 12:08 AM

* NEWS FLASH *

Anything that runs Windows is going to have security problems. The more things that run Windows, the more things you're going to see security problems in where there were none before. Not until they started throwing WinCE on cell phones did you see virii on phones, and of course the same is true for cars. Where's the news here?

...Sorry for my bad attitude, it's just that I've been saying since the iPaq that WindowsCE was going to be the death of us. It's a stripped down, low form factor version of Windows which has all of the security holes and yet is almost impossible for a user to manage security-wise. Bad, bad idea.

syngod · 15-03-2005, 06:03 PM

I wouldn't say the cell phone thing is true. I has been the Symbian OS that is getting hit with the viruses there.

Anti-Trend · 15-03-2005, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syngod

I wouldn't say the cell phone thing is true. I has been the Symbian OS that is getting hit with the viruses there.

Really? I've heard about quite a few cases of WinCE phones being infected or hacked.

syngod · 20-03-2005, 04:50 PM

Link to an article on one of the nastier Symbian viruses.

Scary thing with the Symbian viruses is they are all being designed to spread via Bluetooth.

Anti-Trend · 20-03-2005, 07:06 PM

I've heard about symbian viruses as well. I was thinking of CE viruses.

14-03-2005, 09:13 AM	# 1 (permalink) Top
Waffle Alpha Geek Join Date: Apr 2004 Age: 21 Male Posts: 2,270 Times Helpful: 51 My Mood: Angelic Status: Offline My Computer	Can a Virus take a hitch in your car? http://www.winbeta.org/comments.php?id=2756&catid=1 ....That frightening prospect has had Internet message boards buzzing this year, amid rumors that a virus had infected Lexus cars and SUVs. The virus supposedly entered the cars over the Bluetooth wireless link that lets drivers use their cell phones to carry on hands-free conversations through the cars' microphones and speakers...... You were driving a hundred and eighty in a 30 miles zone "you don't understand, it's all this damn spyware!!!" sir, have you been drinking?

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14-03-2005, 07:37 AM	# 3 (permalink) Top
Addis The King Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 19 Male Posts: 5,260 Times Helpful: 404 My Mood: Drunk Status: Offline My Computer	Lol they'll be a new spec in the MOT. Spyware count < 50 passed... __________________ Never trust a program you don't have the source code for. My website \| Powerful Desktop Linux \| Linux for human beings \| Linux for power users \| Linux for ricers

15-03-2005, 12:08 AM	# 5 (permalink) Top
Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 28 Male Posts: 5,517 Times Helpful: 662 Status: Offline My Computer	* NEWS FLASH * Anything that runs Windows is going to have security problems. The more things that run Windows, the more things you're going to see security problems in where there were none before. Not until they started throwing WinCE on cell phones did you see virii on phones, and of course the same is true for cars. Where's the news here? ...Sorry for my bad attitude, it's just that I've been saying since the iPaq that WindowsCE was going to be the death of us. It's a stripped down, low form factor version of Windows which has all of the security holes and yet is almost impossible for a user to manage security-wise. Bad, bad idea. __________________ Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support HWF \| HWF Kernel Repo \| Remember Everything

15-03-2005, 06:03 PM	# 6 (permalink) Top
syngod Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Age: 30 Male Posts: 949 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	I wouldn't say the cell phone thing is true. I has been the Symbian OS that is getting hit with the viruses there. __________________ DVD Collection

14-03-2005, 09:42 AM	# 4 (permalink) Top
ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta Join Date: Mar 2004 Age: 20 Male Posts: 3,525 Times Helpful: 70 Status: Offline My Computer	keke ^_^ i bet my cars are infected

20-03-2005, 04:50 PM	# 8 (permalink) Top
syngod Moderator Join Date: Oct 2001 Age: 30 Male Posts: 949 Times Helpful: 16 My Mood: Stressed Status: Offline My Computer	Link to an article on one of the nastier Symbian viruses. Scary thing with the Symbian viruses is they are all being designed to spread via Bluetooth. __________________ DVD Collection

20-03-2005, 07:06 PM	# 9 (permalink) Top
Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 28 Male Posts: 5,517 Times Helpful: 662 Status: Offline My Computer	I've heard about symbian viruses as well. I was thinking of CE viruses. __________________ Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support HWF \| HWF Kernel Repo \| Remember Everything

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