[Bluez-users] Re: virus via bluetooth

[Bluez-users] Re: virus via bluetooth

[Marcel Holtmann]

Hi Karthik,

>         I have an interesting question .
>         
>         How much percentage will the Bluetooth be infected by virus ?
>         
>         Is there such a chance ?
>         
>         Is there some anti-virus steps for Bluetooth ?

Bluetooth is only a transport medium. You can't infect it.

Regards

Marcel




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RE: [Bluez-users] Re: virus via bluetooth

[Somil.Asthana]

Hello Marcel=20
   I agree BTH operations cannot be altered by any virus / worm (maybe =
they can we haven't explored yet) but virus / worm can definitely use =
BTH in some malicious way . Pls checkout this article =
http://slashdot.org/articles/04/06/15/1244248.shtml?tid=3D126&tid=3D1722.=
=20

regards
Somil

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 10:14 AM
To: karthik bala guru
Cc: Philip MacIver; BlueZ Mailing List
Subject: [Bluez-users] Re: virus via bluetooth


Hi Karthik,

>         I have an interesting question .
>        =20
>         How much percentage will the Bluetooth be infected by virus ?
>        =20
>         Is there such a chance ?
>        =20
>         Is there some anti-virus steps for Bluetooth ?

Bluetooth is only a transport medium. You can't infect it.

Regards

Marcel




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RE: [Bluez-users] Re: virus via bluetooth

[Marcel Holtmann]

Hi Somil,

>    I agree BTH operations cannot be altered by any virus / worm (maybe they can we haven't explored yet) but virus / worm can definitely use BTH in some malicious way . Pls checkout this article http://slashdot.org/articles/04/06/15/1244248.shtml?tid=126&tid=1722. 

I was aware of that virus, but this virus can be also work over IrDA or
with OBEX over TCP/IP, WAP etc ;)

A Bluetooth protocol stack btw can't be infected by a virus. You can
exploit it of course, but how should a virus survive? It is not an
operating system.

Regards

Marcel




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