in that case I think you have bigger problems than a software virus because there is a direct electrical connection between the mains and the control system........
From: Aaron Wilcox <aaron [ dot ] s [ dot ] wilcox [ at ] gmail [ dot ] com>
To: linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca
Sent: Friday, April 1, 2016 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Warning: think before you boost your car battery
The dealer will need to use the computer's built-in WiFi receiver to
upload the patch, so you'll need to disable the WPA2 security and set it
to broadcast its SSID before taking it in.
On 16-04-01 10:28 AM, Peter Sjöberg wrote:
> I friend of mine got his car computer bricked after getting a boost.
> After some research it turns out that it now exist a car computer
> viruses that spreads over booster cables. Once it make it to one car it
> can easily make it to any other car that is connected and this of course
> works both ways.
> And you may already be effected, to be able to spread the virus doesn't
> do anything for a year besides infecting other cars. Then one year
> after initial infection it monitors your speed and when you drive faster
> than 65mph/110kph it completely wipes the car computer memory and the
> engine dies so you get stranded wherever you happen to be with the only
> fix being to replace the car computer.
> To check if you are infected you need to contact your dealer and have
> them to check your car computer for virus infections, they can then
> remove the virus before it causes any more damage and that for the price
> of a computer check instead of computer replacement.
>
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