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Real Threat or REal HOax anyone know PS3 Virus email?

Real Threat or REal HOax anyone know PS3 Virus email?

Postby twistedblister » Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:12 pm

Hey guys I got a PS3 email from a person i consider to be an ok individual. I dont know him personally but via online aquiantence. he forwarded a email to me about a hacker

with the tag of "psdeath666"

stating that he has created a script that will via email attachment or picture damage your PS3. no specifics on how or what happens.


Hoaxes are virus's of a sort. they can cause panic and then complacency. IF I have been hoaxed and panicked and forwarded this erroneously I apologize but as the ps3 is capable of running an OS I figure the potential exists even if this is a hoax.

Anyone with any facts or news please post It here.
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Re: Real Threat or REal HOax anyone know PS3 Virus email?

Postby tekkentool » Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:00 am

twistedblister wrote:Hey guys I got a PS3 email from a person i consider to be an ok individual. I dont know him personally but via online aquiantence. he forwarded a email to me about a hacker

with the tag of "psdeath666"

stating that he has created a script that will via email attachment or picture damage your PS3. no specifics on how or what happens.


Hoaxes are virus's of a sort. they can cause panic and then complacency. IF I have been hoaxed and panicked and forwarded this erroneously I apologize but as the ps3 is capable of running an OS I figure the potential exists even if this is a hoax.

Anyone with any facts or news please post It here.



nah no way, this dude's been fooled by a troll. and you almost got caught in the trap. i don't think the ps3 has much compatibility with email in the first place, let alone running scripts from them.
there's a reason there isn't shitloads of homebrew flying around for the ps3, they can't hack the bastard.

these guys operate through creating fear, don't fall in.
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Re: Real Threat or REal HOax anyone know PS3 Virus email?

Postby twistedblister » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:01 pm

nice post TT. yeah i was thinking this was a hoax in the back of my mind but just that outside chance made me shiver to think aobut it. funny thing is i still dont look at atachments even on that relatively simple thing unless i really know the sender.
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Postby tekkentool » Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:07 am

twistedblister wrote:nice post TT. yeah i was thinking this was a hoax in the back of my mind but just that outside chance made me shiver to think aobut it. funny thing is i still dont look at atachments even on that relatively simple thing unless i really know the sender.





i'm sure if someone managed to get the SDK they'd use it for better purposes.
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Postby twistedblister » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:25 pm

ha. man i hope so. yeah if i had the skill and one i would home brew a game. maybe not a good or great game but damn well in some form or function it would resemble a game
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Postby tekkentool » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:50 am

twistedblister wrote:ha. man i hope so. yeah if i had the skill and one i would home brew a game. maybe not a good or great game but damn well in some form or function it would resemble a game

further research is telling me theres no way. a ps3 development kit costs 20,500 USD
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Postby gabrile23 » Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:06 pm

Ive been getting junk mail like that lately. That virus one and this other one about a halo left for dead beta key or something like that. A bunch of BS. Just people abusing the copy paste function.
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Postby twistedblister » Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:12 pm

ha. nice order me one TT ha. yeah not your average joe picking those up

Gabe yeah that was what i was afriad of i think i got hoaxed. ugh. sorry guys.
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Postby cloud945076 » Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:55 pm

Better safe than sorry ;)
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Postby twistedblister » Sun Sep 27, 2009 2:58 pm

Yeah but a hoax is just as bad as a virus in certain ways. it makes people forget how dangerous they are. it makes them complacent and opens the door for a virus attack possibly
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Postby cloud945076 » Sun Sep 27, 2009 3:01 pm

twistedblister wrote:Yeah but a hoax is just as bad as a virus in certain ways. it makes people forget how dangerous they are. it makes them complacent and opens the door for a virus attack possibly

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Postby tekkentool » Sun Sep 27, 2009 4:56 pm

people are stupid when they are afraid. happens to everyone
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