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Wii Hardware \ can wii get a virus from the internet?

mrfpv
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mrfpv says:
i was on the net last nite just browsin around and something struck me...... a rock came through my windo...... joking no.. i wondered can wii get a virus on it? i was worried cause it does have a computer cpu in it n stuff.... im not a computer nerd so i dont know what gets a virus but yea. can sum1 tell me if it can get a virus or not!!

thanks alot
Jared
31/03/2007
brisbane, queensland
cmpa1970
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cmpa1970 says:
i guess it`s possible? but virus` are specificly designed to stuff up your computer. it`s design could have a random affect on a console? but if a wii that`s on line is affected, how would you know? you`d just think your wii is playing up & nothing else?
31/03/2007
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Sydney, NSW
kojiro
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kojiro says:
I dont think so. It would be like a macintosh platform getting a virus.

Also Wii doesn't really have an upgradable operating system so I think it would be quite hard for someone to develop a virus.

There are some computer savvy people on this forum, I wonder what they think?
31/03/2007
Perth, WA
jac33au
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jac33au says:
Does the Xbox have virus problems?

If any console is a target its that one.
31/03/2007
Wii Fit
Hervey Bay, Queensland
desi
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desi says:

mrfpv said: i wondered can wii get a virus on it? i was worried cause it does have a computer cpu in it n stuff.... im not a computer nerd so i dont know what gets a virus but yea. can sum1 tell me if it can get a virus or not!!


It has a CPU, does it? I see.

Listen, devices don't get sick, their programming or instructions are simply changed. If your PC gets a virus, as a last resort you can simply get a new hard drive. The only way a device can get a 'virus' from the internet is if a malicious program is run. Unless you are using Internet Explorer on your PC, even visiting malicious websites will not infect your computer unless you specifically download and run viruses.

In the case of Wii, Wii is automatically pointed towards Nintendo's servers when looking for firmware updates and downloadable content. Nintendo will not use a product as a virus carrier.
31/03/2007
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RerunWii
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RerunWii says:
Hail to the des! Nah I'm fairly confident a PC virus is unable to be put onto the Wii, your safe for now mate, oh and that rock joke cracked me up...
31/03/2007
Street fighter 2 turbo;hyper fighting
The land of Prosperity...ok Brisbane
desi
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desi says:
The only immediately obvious way to put malware on a Wii would be through firmware updates, Virtual Console games or new channels. I suspect the only good way would be through releasing fake firmware, because I doubt VC games or downloadable channels change Wii firmware, and the worst they could do would probably be freeze the Wii up or clear saved games or something.
31/03/2007
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fantimm
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fantimm says:
Lol des, why the hell would u get a new hard drive because of a virus.
31/03/2007
Perth
desi
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desi says:

fantimm said: Lol des, why the hell would u get a new hard drive because of a virus.


Hey man, I only said last resort. Like, "I have only one day off and I must play STALKER for twenty hours straight" type emergencies. It was only to explain that the HDD is the component that gets 'sick'.

Not that my computer has a virus and I will play STALKER for twenty hours.
31/03/2007
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fantimm
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fantimm says:  
lol ok... format?
31/03/2007
Perth
desi
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desi says:
Formatting? No, we must create more technological landfill.

Must create more.
31/03/2007
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