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post Aug 20 2007, 10:32 PM
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Wii and PS3 more vulnerable to viruses and phishing than Xbox 360
Posted by XanTium | August 20 17:32 EST | News Category: Xbox360
 
From tech.co.uk:
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Games consoles like the Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii are vulnerable to malicious viruses and phishing attacks. That's according to Symantec, which has been researching the security vulnerabilities of home appliances.

"As we access the web on all these different devices, we inherit web problems such as phishing - those types of online attacks and potentially malicious code as well," he said. "These are definitely problems for the future which need to be addressed."
"How long before we see remote arbitrary code execution-type vulnerabilities? I think proof of concept we'll see them within two years. Maybe not mass usage for another five years.

Whitehouse also said that the Microsoft Xbox 360 is more secure than the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3 due to the security implemented in every 360 game and piece of software.
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Full Story: tech.co.uk

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post Aug 20 2007, 10:09 PM
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I'm feel safe knowing that the whitehouse had a say in this wink.gif
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post Aug 20 2007, 10:12 PM
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wow could this be because the 360 doesn't have a web browser?
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post Aug 20 2007, 10:23 PM
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i'm not a big fan of the ps3 but seriously, that article is pretty stupid. of course, the wii and ps3 are more vulnerable because they have a web browser and the 360 doesn't. It's like saying that a sports car is more dangerous than a regular car because it can go much faster.....no kidding.
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post Aug 20 2007, 10:27 PM
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Hey, at least this time M$ ain't the weaker, when does this ever normally happen eh? tongue.gif
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post Aug 20 2007, 10:27 PM
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That sucks, I would rather the 360 be the most vulnerable to "malicious software". Because according to MS, XBMC would be "malicious". tongue.gif
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post Aug 20 2007, 10:28 PM
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QUOTE(stewii griffin @ Aug 20 2007, 10:48 PM) *

wow could this be because the 360 doesn't have a web browser?


Possibly...

How can execution codes be run from websites for a console? If theres no modchips made for them yet!
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post Aug 20 2007, 10:29 PM
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Sounds somewhat bias with all the details missing.
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post Aug 20 2007, 10:33 PM
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post Aug 20 2007, 10:38 PM
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QUOTE(sgr215 @ Aug 20 2007, 11:03 PM) *

That sucks, I would rather the 360 be the most vulnerable

Same here!. Malicious code = homebrew smile.gif .
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post Aug 20 2007, 10:46 PM
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QUOTE(sabbath_dude @ Aug 20 2007, 06:14 PM) *

Same here!. Malicious code = homebrew smile.gif .

I was thinking the same. Shouldn't this be a good thing?
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post Aug 20 2007, 11:14 PM
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Ha! Take that all you PS3 and Wii lovers! Your consoles are more likely to be able to run homebrew! Suckers!

Wait a second...
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post Aug 20 2007, 11:17 PM
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It does smell like a Pro-xbox fanboy post though...
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post Aug 20 2007, 11:46 PM
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QUOTE(kawaxbox @ Aug 20 2007, 11:04 PM) *

Possibly...

How can execution codes be run from websites for a console? If theres no modchips made for them yet!

A modchip is not required if there is a software vulnerability that can be used to run unsigned code.
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post Aug 20 2007, 11:56 PM
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interesting that the PS3 and Wii are more dangerous than the 360 when it comes to viruses, especially since MS gets blamed for all of the viruses in the world anyways (only because the Mac and Linux folks are in the severe minority)...

anyways just thinking about a gaming console being hounded by viruses just sucks...i mean we all just want to enjoy our gaming...
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