 Infected Printer Memory, can a virus hide in the a printer |
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 Jun 21 2008, 09:33 AM
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Jun 22 2008, 05:39 PM
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 Bleepin Elf Group: HJT Team Coach Posts: 623 Joined: 11-November 04 From: Missouri, USA Member No.: 4,912 |
That's an interesting question. And it is one that doesn't come up frequently. The short answer is yes, it is possible for printers to be infected/hacked/remote controlled. The longer answer is that it is harder to do it to a printer than a PC. So infections are rare and mostly involve network printers. And as for scanning for viruses on a printer, none of the AVs actually scan them as far as I know, so leaving them connected would not make any difference. One way to make sure is to only connect the printer when you need it. Otherwise, leave it off. That's what I do.
Here's an interesting article on the subject. (It's from last year, but still worth a read) The Surprising Security Threat: Your Printers -------------------- I amar prestar aen. Han mathon ne nen. Han mathon ne chae. A han noston ne 'wilith. - Galadriel
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Jun 22 2008, 08:00 PM
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Forum Regular Group: Members Posts: 157 Joined: 12-September 06 From: Northern Ohio Member No.: 85,011 |
Thank you for getting back. I went to that site, very interesting. I do leave my printers off when not in use; just because they don't use power and create heat. Now I also leave them off for security. THANKS for the info.
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Jun 22 2008, 08:05 PM
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Bleepin Elf Group: HJT Team Coach Posts: 623 Joined: 11-November 04 From: Missouri, USA Member No.: 4,912 |
No problem! Glad to have been able to help.
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