First virus created for PSP

[Robert]

Source

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Security software experts identified a malicious program targeting Sony Playstation Portable systems that marks the first so-called Trojan found in video game devices, Symantec Corp. (SYMC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Thursday.

 

The world's biggest security software maker said the Trojan represented a low-level threat, only affecting machines users have modified with their own code. A Trojan is a destructive program that masquerades as a harmless application.

 

"It does not affect the average user," said Eric Chien, a principle software engineer at Symantec. "This is the first time we have seen a Trojan on a gaming device."

 

He explained the Trojan says it is a file named "EXPLOIT 2G PSP Team V1.RAR" that allows users to run their own code on the Sony devices, but in fact destroys the machine.

 

Symantec researchers identified the Trojan when monitoring online chat-rooms used by the gaming community. Chien said the discovery is evidence hackers are expanding their targets.

 

"It goes to show malicious code writers aren't just targeting personal computers and aren't just trying to get some replicating code to infect the machines," Chien said "Anything that can run code is potentially being targeted."

 

Sony at work??

[Lucandrake]

If it targets only 1.5 (or lower )machines then you know who wrote the code lol

Edited October 7, 2005 by Drake

[solidius23]

how sad on sony's part. that just jealously cuz they would sell more PSP's if they let people put homebrews and such on the machine out of the box.

[O-Fear]

What u need is a virus scanner for ur PSP =)

"PSafeP is a windows tool to scan Sony PSP executable (EBOOT.PBP) files for suspicious code."

http://www.dcemu.co.uk/vbulletin/showthrea...&threadid=11920

[Weirdy]

holy shiit

 

I wonder when Symnantec and McAfee will be getting into handheld virus protection

[Diso]

I find this also sad, why would someone go out of the way to create a virus for the psp? Its also frustrating for the internet people, now we will get people asking how to fix their psps

[Swann]

PSPs seem like a lot of trouble, wasn't there something wrong with one of the buttons when they first came out? To much money for me anyway. I like the older games myself.

[L.S.D]

That was the initial Japanese release.

THey complain that the square button get stuck after much pressing. The issue has been addressed.

 

I also feel my PSP buttons are less springly now but that is becos I keep on playing Megaman on PSP and press the sqare button down for a long long time.

[Shibathedog]

I hear theres a DS brick virus too now.

[Agozer]

I hear theres a DS brick virus too now.

It's not hearsay, it's true.

[L.S.D]

Yeah, some people just want to prove that they can do it, without checking the consequences.