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jpindy3 - 28/5/09 at 09:25 PM

can megajolts and squrts,get a viruses,?


blakep82 - 28/5/09 at 09:28 PM

nooooooooooooooo

but i guess they can get currupt files loaded on, but all you'd need to do is reload the map file on


jpindy3 - 28/5/09 at 09:31 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
nooooooooooooooo

but i guess they can get currupt files loaded on, but all you'd need to do is reload the map file on


so theres no chance of buggering it up,with this loptop i got with loads of viruses on and worms ect ect


drhunter - 28/5/09 at 09:31 PM

Why, are you getting pr0n popups everytime you accelerate?

Serious answer:
yes i suppose it's possible given that a virus is basically just a piece of malicious code that does something unwanted.

How would it spread, what would it do and why would someone want to write it in the first place?

Hehe I smell a conspiracy, Omex or someone creating a virus to wipe our homebrew ECUs


Edit:

too slow
given your own response there, I'd say don't worry about it too much about it!

[Edited on 28/5/09 by drhunter]


jpindy3 - 28/5/09 at 09:37 PM

quote:
Originally posted by drhunter
Why, are you getting pr0n popups everytime you accelerate?

Serious answer:
yes i suppose it's possible given that a virus is basically just a piece of malicious code that does something unwanted.

How would it spread, what would it do and why would someone want to write it in the first place?

Hehe I smell a conspiracy, Omex or someone creating a virus to wipe our homebrew ECUs


Edit:

too slow
given your own response there, I'd say don't worry about it too much about it!

[Edited on 28/5/09 by drhunter]



blakep82 - 28/5/09 at 09:37 PM

a computer virus, no matter what it is will onlt run if the operating system is there to run it. ie, windows.

thats why there;s so few viruses on mac's, because people don't really bother writing them for mac.

since megajolt doesn't run windows or mac os, megajolt will be safe from your laptop viruses. can't say the same for megasquirt though, it might squirt too soon if it gets an eyeful of porn


BenB - 28/5/09 at 09:39 PM

Can it? Yes.
Would anyone bother doing it? No....
But it's a good idea!


omega0684 - 28/5/09 at 09:44 PM

why don't you just format the laptop?


MikeRJ - 28/5/09 at 09:57 PM

quote:
Originally posted by omega0684
why don't you just format the laptop?


Exactly. The chances of spreading a virus to an ECU are nill, but the chances of all these viruses causing problems with the ECU tuning software are a lot higher.