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| carolcat:
find the USB port in your toaster and try to convince the toaster that it's a TV --- Quote from: AutoBahn on June 18, 2017, 01:28:47 PM ---to be fair I don't think inside a TV would be the first place someone looking to spread malware would put a USB drive --- End quote --- smart TVs that connect to the internet and can spread viruses through that |
| Refticus:
--- Quote from: carolcat on June 18, 2017, 03:52:03 PM ---find the USB port in your toaster and try to convince the toaster that it's a TV --- End quote --- new life hack found |
| Drydess:
--- Quote from: p0rtalGeek on June 18, 2017, 02:52:23 PM ---like, the stuff was he doing with it in wal-mart? do they trade em around like pokemon cards? --- End quote --- it's walmart what did you expect |
| AutoBahn:
--- Quote from: MoltenKitten on June 18, 2017, 02:31:36 PM ---smart TVs are a thing now --- End quote --- --- Quote from: carolcat on June 18, 2017, 03:52:03 PM ---smart TVs that connect to the internet and can spread viruses through that --- End quote --- this is why I hate IoT except you'd need storage space to do that. The USB in question is pretty obviously just for flashing firmware, so the amount of storage space is miniscule and you'd have to get the BIOS to accept that it's a configured flash drive, as well |
| HypnoT:
As people have pointed out this is a factory tool used for flashing firmware and resetting TV to default state. That said, you guys should not be plugging in usb sticks you find lying around into your everyday laptops or computers. A common way to spread viruses is to load it up onto a USB stick and then load some music or whatever onto it and hand them out or 'drop' them around parking lots. That guy who said he found a USB stick full of research probably installed a RAT (Remote Access Tool) onto his PC when he plugged it in. |
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