Virus Attacks Onboard Computer via Bluetooth
01-26-2005, 11:24 AM
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An iDrive virus..... as if people weren't having enough problems... I dread to think.
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maybe thats why people's boots/trunks keep popping open 
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Originally Posted by marty530d' date='Jan 26 2005, 11:09 PM
maybe thats why people's boots/trunks keep popping open?
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Jan 26 2005, 09:17 PM
Virus! Ahhhhhhhhhh? 
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No way! I need Norton Cellular version? A firewall in Idrive?
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Originally Posted by wgrupp' date='Jan 26 2005, 03:24 PM
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Just when you thought you had your PC virus problem under control.
Wayne :'(
Just when you thought you had your PC virus problem under control.
Wayne :'(
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This is theoretical stuff, that the firmware on the phones can easily deal with. Verizon keeps claiming that Bluetooth causes "security leaks" but what they mean is revenue leaks, because Bluetooth prevents VZW from collecting a fee for transferring files over it's network.
http://itvibe.com/news/3201/
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Jan 26 2005, 11:55 PM
[quote name='marty530d' date='Jan 26 2005, 11:09 PM']maybe thats why people's boots/trunks keep popping open?
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Jan 27 2005, 12:55 AM
[quote name='marty530d' date='Jan 26 2005, 11:09 PM']maybe thats why people's boots/trunks keep popping open?
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