Virus

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I was racing online just now (lost:grumpy:) and when we got back to the main lobby a message came us saying "VIRUS DETECTED". One of the guys was googling it and then it said "VIRUS DEPLOYING". We all just left after that.

Has this happened to anyone else? If so, can my ps3 or my information be in danger?
 
This is a trick with chat I believe. Put a bunch of page breaks at the begining and then a message like that.
 
Your PS3 does not have a virus nor can a virus run on a PS3 because unsigned code cannot run on the PS3 unless you have hacked firmware, plus add to the difficulty someone would have to find a way for unsigned code to run thru the PSN which is HIGHLY unlikely.
 
Your PS3 does not have a virus nor can a virus run on a PS3 because unsigned code cannot run on the PS3 unless you have hacked firmware, plus add to the difficulty someone would have to find a way for unsigned code to run thru the PSN which is HIGHLY unlikely.

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Don't worry one bit, I'd bet a lot of money that absolutely nothing will happen.
 
deadcell96
There was only three of us, none of us were typing and all of us had no idea what it was.

Are you sure? If you are looking at the list when you're on the track, then no. And how sure were you that one of the other 2 didn't type it?
 
It's been happening alot on the lobbies that I go to but they'll have other messages like "you suck" & what not. Also things like "SCANNING COMPLETE", "SCAN IN PROGRESS", "HAHA I HACKED YOU ACCOUNT", you know, dumb stuff like that.
 
It could've just been a kid doing it. Therefore the immaturity is expected of them. Though its funny how many threads pop up about this making you want to face-palm yourself to death finding out how many people really don't know about the software of things. I'm sure the kid knows more about the ps3 then OP does which is quite a fail. So the chat trick is funny and I don't mind it at all. I rather that then ramming you into the wall with a Veyron.
 
Yeah, it was me. I am actually a savant who can write viruses for any electronic device, and I felt like propagating my newest creation all across the PlayStation Network. Don't worry though, all it does is slowly replace every single icon in the XMB with a dancing banana until it is totally un-navigable and you have to remember sequences of button presses to do anything.

Looking back on it, it was kind of a douche thing to do. Sorry.
 
I've seen this. There is apparently a way to post chat in a lobby without being in the lobby, and also having the text not show a nickname in the chat box.

The messages posted were really immature, obviously kids just messing around.
 
I seen this a few times.
"Sony announcement: PSN being hacked"
"Warning: network security failure. Backup data now"
and stuff to that matter. Everytime I see it, everyone panics and quits.
 
In my racing league I went
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Downloading file cn.5768578hvc6645 75% complete just put some random number they're like what?
 
I was in a lobby it stay virud deploding or something. And a little later it stay virus downloading. Im a little scerd is it bad for my saves an acc?
 
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