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Title: Scary if true ....
Post by: Entwood on 07 October 2011, 22:43:10

Interesting article ..

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/10/virus-hits-drone-fleet

but even more scary are some of the comments being made !!!!

mind you ... they are Americans......
:)

Title: Re: Scary if true ....
Post by: MaxV6 on 08 October 2011, 01:59:24

time for a comedy "should have bought  a mac " i think.....    :y ;D

Title: Re: Scary if true ....
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 October 2011, 11:47:22

interesting.. I dont think thgey use standard op.systems on these drones.. mostly must be something embedded..
 
if  my estimation is correct it requires military info to write this virus ???

Title: Re: Scary if true ....
Post by: Varche on 08 October 2011, 12:31:58

I would say it was perfectly feasible. Should have used AVGFree and not been surfing dubious sites in between missions.  ;D ;D

I read a very interesting account of the many tens of thousands of drones, robots and so on that the US have. The spend was many many billions of dollars a year. The one that stuck in my mind was a jumping robot. It travels across land and when it encounters an obstacle like a stockade fence it jumps up and over and then continues on the ground. All impressive stuff.

Title: Re: Scary if true ....
Post by: Kevin Wood on 08 October 2011, 13:28:11

Quote

Eventually, the technicians had to use a software tool called BCWipe to completely erase the GCS’ internal hard drives. “That meant rebuilding them from scratch” — a time-consuming effort.

BCWire:
System Requirements

Windows Operating Systems:
Windows 7,
Windows Vista,
Windows XP,
Windows 2008 Server,
Windows 2003 Server,
Windows 2000
including 32-bit and 64-bit platforms

UNIX Systems:
AIX 5.x, 6.1,
FreeBSD 4.0-7.1,
HP-UX 11,
Linux 2.0-2.6,
MacOS 10.5,
OpenBSD 4.4,
Solaris 9-10

Please don't tell me they are running this stuff on any of the above.

If so, they deserve ... (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26795734/Smilies/shitsfan.gif)

Title: Re: Scary if true ....
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 08 October 2011, 19:31:48

Quote from: Kevin Wood on 08 October 2011, 13:28:11

Quote

Eventually, the technicians had to use a software tool called BCWipe to completely erase the GCS’ internal hard drives. “That meant rebuilding them from scratch” — a time-consuming effort.

BCWire:
System Requirements

Windows Operating Systems:
Windows 7,
Windows Vista,
Windows XP,
Windows 2008 Server,
Windows 2003 Server,
Windows 2000
including 32-bit and 64-bit platforms

UNIX Systems:
AIX 5.x, 6.1,
FreeBSD 4.0-7.1,
HP-UX 11,
Linux 2.0-2.6,
MacOS 10.5,
OpenBSD 4.4,
Solaris 9-10

Please don't tell me they are running this stuff on any of the above.

If so, they deserve ... (http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26795734/Smilies/shitsfan.gif)

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