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BBC NEWS | Technology | Computer viruses make it to orbit

konradc rated 11 months ago
Gee NASA, can't you afford an anti-virus product? Weighs 0 grams. From the page: "The laptops carried by astronauts reportedly do not have any anti-virus software on them to prevent infection."
Tags: science, space, computers, virus, technology, space-station

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aroman007 rated 10 months agoscience
Computer Viruses Make it to Orbit
Lambdoid rated 10 months agoscience
Did it take out the alien mothership or are we all still doomed?
DataHarm rated 11 months agocomputers, security
From the page: "Nasa has confirmed that laptops carried to the ISS in July were infected with a virus known as Gammima.AG."
EmberJohn rated 11 months agoscience, space, nasa, computer, laptops
A computer virus is alive and well on the International Space Station (ISS)
chikoos rated 11 months agoscience, virus
From the page: "A computer virus is alive and well on the International Space Station (ISS)."
gemjeweled rated 11 months agoscience, technology, virus, tech, space-station
Viruses are lucky to make it into space, but I don't think its writer made it into space too.
Mershaullk rated 11 months agoscience
From the page: "Nasa said it was not the first time computer viruses had travelled into space and it was investigating how the machines were infected." Astronauts get lonely too...
digg1980 rated 11 months agoscience
LOL, I was annoyed my TP was infected with the same virus last week. now knowing it reached the space, I feel a lot better :).
whuthappened rated 11 months agoscience
I'd think that they would run regular virus checks if any important information was on there O.o
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