Hack is a Trojan - Trashes PSP

[tickdude]

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,122915,00.asp

"PlayStation Portable users looking to modify their gaming system so it can run software that has not been approved by Sony may find themselves running nothing at all. Ever.

According to researchers at security vendor Symantec a new Trojan horse program, called, Trojan.PSPBrick, has begun circulating on online gaming sites. Once installed, the software will delete important system files in version 2.0 of the PlayStation Portable's firmware, turning the hand-held games into inoperable machines, called "bricks" by gamers. "

 

[tickdude]

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.pspbrick.html

http://pspupdates.qj.net/2005/10/warning-fake-patcher-bricks-your-psp.html

 

[Scorch]

Thanks, we know.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68943
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69305

 

[tickdude]

Whoops! Did search for "trojan" and nothing came up. Should have tried virus or hack. Moderator...feel free to kill this thread.