Warning: New PSP Virus on the Loose! Be Aware!!!

[win2k1]

Could thins thing be worked into anything else than psp programs like game saves or even the games themselfs?

[Skye]

Would you guys stop saying Sony "did this". They would not be so stupid and risk lawsuits from individuals and all the bad press to brick a few PSPs.

[Artemis-kun]

I'd like to get back to the question of "you have to actually transfer it to the PSP and execute it for it to brick" as none of the replies or the original report exactly state how it happens... like will it automatically export to your PSP when you connect it, and then kill it, or do you have to be dumb enough to do it yourself?

[Vega]

I'd like to get back to the question of "you have to actually transfer it to the PSP and execute it for it to brick" as none of the replies or the original report exactly state how it happens... like will it automatically export to your PSP when you connect it, and then kill it, or do you have to be dumb enough to do it yourself?

It would have to write to flash as soon as you execute the Eboot. It would just be like executing any homebrew app from PSP. Game > Memory Stick > The homebrew with the virus > press X > wait a few seconds > Bricked Psp > Cry .

Damn ******* whoever made this. Best way to be safe is to let other people test and report new homebrew, which is kinda selfish, but one of the only ways to be safe.

[Cloudhunter]

I'd like to get back to the question of "you have to actually transfer it to the PSP and execute it for it to brick" as none of the replies or the original report exactly state how it happens... like will it automatically export to your PSP when you connect it, and then kill it, or do you have to be dumb enough to do it yourself?

Dumb enough to do it yourself. Take that from someone who was helping to test it...

Not that it worked when I had it. I had "SDL-TEST-4". He was trying to get it working, I should have known it was suspicious, especially as he said he tested it himself and it worked. If anyone wants several work in progress versions to keep a lookout, let me know

My heart goes out to his victim in IRC, and got bricked.

Damn Zarp2000.

Cloudy

[Veskgar]

Could thins thing be worked into anything else than psp programs like game saves or even the games themselfs?

That is a very good question... Can this be embedded somehow into a regular homebrew app or emulator? Or is that not likely? Unfortunately now we all have to be very careful and worry about "bad" eBoots. This is very sad but I guess its to be expected.

[Ci5tm Konfliqt]

i dont get it . why ? what is the point ? havent they(the virus creators) got anything better to do ?

[JaguarXL]

Maybe we can use the PSP Emulator to test homebrews w/o having to worrie about brincking our PSP's... let's hope that emulator realy exists...

[S34MU5]

Its easy to check if its a bricker or not.... run it under an emulated (devhooked) firmware first...

yeh thats what i was thinking. This is probably some areshole with a DS trying to take over the world. (i have nothing against the DS actually im gona get one soon. just some people take PSP vs DS toooo far!)

[inlovewithi]

I hate losers who actually spend their life in front of a computer, creating virus to screw people they're never going to meet. It takes a really immature loser.