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Author Topic: can a router get a virus  (Read 5360 times)

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ohiovicki

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can a router get a virus
« on: October 18, 2010, 11:24:15 AM »
a young man who is supposedly computer savvy says that my computer router has a virus and  its in my ethernet?  Is this possible?  How do i fix it?  do i replace my ethernet adapter or my router to get rid of it?  VERY CONFUSED

Salmon Trout

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Re: can a router get a virus
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2010, 11:44:25 AM »
Routers can get viruses, they are removed by doing a factory reset, and they are avoided by choosing and setting a strong password. But you need to be sure if you have a virus that the the infection is not somewhere else.

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Re: can a router get a virus
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2010, 12:50:35 PM »
Since routers have no hard drive they can't get viruses but they can get hacked but a simple resets cures that problem.
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Salmon Trout

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Re: can a router get a virus
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2010, 01:18:29 PM »
Since routers have no hard drive they can't get viruses but they can get hacked but a simple resets cures that problem.

It is definitely not true that because routers "have no hard drive" they can't get viruses. Routers certainly can get viruses; they usually run a version of Linux in RAM, loaded from ROM, and they can get infected. The Chuck Norris virus attacks Linksys and D-Link routers. Another one is called Psyb0t. Just two off the top of my head.