Wii Browser Warning
Face it your Wii spends a lot of time on the internet. With traveling Miis, inter-console messages and WiiConnect 24 your Wii sends and receives a lot of info across the intertubes. So it comes as no surprise that the Wii is starting to see its first vulnerabilities.
I was reading the Tanooki today and was pointed to a post from the McAfee Avert Labs Blog where the writer David Rayhawk warns that those using the 1st or “trial” version of the Wii Opera browser may have a system venerability. Don’t worry too much though there isn’t much that can be done to your Wii from an outside source. I’m guessing that “worst case scenario” here would be a wiped hard drive and missing game saves. I think a couple of reports may have surfaced about manipulated images but that has not been confirmed.
The good news is that in the latest edition of the Wii Opera browser the problem has been patched. So once you upgrade to the “full” version you should be safe and secure. If you don’t have the “trail” version of the browser or your Wii is not connected to the internet you’re already sitting pretty. Don’t forget that come June the Wii Internet Channel will cost you 400 points so act now before this limited time offer is gone…gone…..GONE!
April 24th, 2007 at 8:04 am
As for one that doesn’t have his Wii internet worthy yet I’m still curious as to what it’s uses are. I haven’t looked it up but other then the virtual games you can buy with the Wii points. What else can you do with it?
April 24th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Is that 400 points a month? Or 400 a one time deal?
If you already have the full edition will they still charge you?
April 24th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
If it’s anything like there PC security suite it’ll be 400 points a year. Seeing as with there PC security software when you buy a copy it’s good for a year, after that year you can’t get virus definition updates and whatnot without paying the full price of the software again.
May 2nd, 2007 at 7:30 am
Sometimes I feel people who do not update their software get what they deserve.
Yet, I continue to use Windows 2000 as my main operating system despite owning XP and Vista. Seriously though, 2000 owns all other systems.