Trojan software trashes PlayStation Portable

[joeybastard]

http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/10/07/psp/index.php

 

Better be careful what you're installing on your PSP. Apparently this will make your PSP totally useless.

[Atarifever]

Apparently this will make your PSP totally useless.

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The lack of good titles is a virus? Oh wait, I misunderstood.

[CPUWIZ]

http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/10/07/psp/index.php

 

Better be careful what you're installing on your PSP.  Apparently this will make your PSP totally useless.

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1.) This is neither a virus or a trojan, it is malware.

2.) You have to jump through some serious hoops to even execute it.

3.) This is really old news in the PSP scene and someone has already written a program to scan PSP executables for possible write-access to the flash.

3.) Today's news media is f*cking stupid.

 

[Shannon]

The PSP is a virus.

 

uhhhh just kidding.

[MegaManFan]

1.) This is neither a virus or a trojan, it is malware.

2.) You have to jump through some serious hoops to even execute it.

3.) This is really old news in the PSP scene and someone has already written a program to scan PSP executables for possible write-access to the flash.

3.) Today's news media is f*cking stupid.

 

 

Just thought I should point out that you listed 3) twice R. Long night of coding fry your brain again, or was it a long night of partying? Anyway I totally agree with #1 and #4 but I haven't been keeping up with the news so #3 (the first one anyway) is a revelation to me. Where do I get the program to scan PSP executables? So far I've only been using an old xExploit to load emulators but I'd rather be safe than sorry.

[Bruce Tomlin]

1.) This is neither a virus or a trojan, it is malware.

2.) You have to jump through some serious hoops to even execute it.

3.) This is really old news in the PSP scene and someone has already written a program to scan PSP executables for possible write-access to the flash.

3.) Today's news media is f*cking stupid.

Ummmm, it IS a Trojan. Trojans are a subclass of malware. A trojan is software that convinces you to run it by claiming to be something else, and that something else is a bad something else. Malware is a generic term that also includes viruses, worms, and spyware.

 

You've heard of the Trojan Horse, right?

 

Oh, and by the way...

[Shannon]

That reminds me.. There is a new version of a C64 emulator with sound out that gets flagged by the new "trojan detector". Anyways... I've yet to try it, but it is supposed to be pretty good.

[joeybastard]

http://www.macworld.com/news/2005/10/07/psp/index.php

 

Better be careful what you're installing on your PSP.  Apparently this will make your PSP totally useless.

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1.) This is neither a virus or a trojan, it is malware.

2.) You have to jump through some serious hoops to even execute it.

3.) This is really old news in the PSP scene and someone has already written a program to scan PSP executables for possible write-access to the flash.

3.) Today's news media is f*cking stupid.

 

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Just trying to be helpful to fellow gamers, I don't even own a PSP.

Edited October 13, 2005 by joeybastard