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Trojan software trashes PlayStation Portable

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

According to researchers at security vendor Symantec Corp. a new Trojan 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.

The Trojan masquerades as a nifty software hack that can be used to disable the PlayStation Portable’s software protection mechanism, said Dean Turner, senior manager with Symantec’s Security Response team. “Once a user installs that Trojan, it deletes four critical

Symantec rates the attack a Category 1 threat, its least serious rating. The company has heard of no confirmed cases of PlayStation Portables being taken down with the software, Turner said.

“Attackers are going to start looking at gaming platforms because more and more of these devices are becoming interconnected,” Turner said. “It’s an evolution that we think has been coming for some time. The sky isn’t falling, but it’s certainly a natural evolution.”

Resource: MacWorld

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