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Amazon Firestick- risk of pirate streaming apps
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<blockquote data-quote="jetman" data-source="post: 933795" data-attributes="member: 63028"><p>Thanks for the replies- the person I know who is using his Fire TV for pirate streaming lives in New Zealand so well outside USA jurisdiction. However, it is still illegal and always the prospect of being caught! I must admit, I have been tempted but it’s the risk of polluting my network with malware that puts me off the most. Luckily I can afford Netflix which does everything I need. And I don’t need to worry about a knock at my door.</p><p></p><p>What interests me from a technical point of view is HOW any malware could cause problems. I note the post from Spawn about potential infection of a router, but that attack appears to rely on guessing the admin password. Even if the TV stick has been infected, it would surely have limited opportunity to do any damage if it only has access to a guest network ?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jetman, post: 933795, member: 63028"] Thanks for the replies- the person I know who is using his Fire TV for pirate streaming lives in New Zealand so well outside USA jurisdiction. However, it is still illegal and always the prospect of being caught! I must admit, I have been tempted but it’s the risk of polluting my network with malware that puts me off the most. Luckily I can afford Netflix which does everything I need. And I don’t need to worry about a knock at my door. What interests me from a technical point of view is HOW any malware could cause problems. I note the post from Spawn about potential infection of a router, but that attack appears to rely on guessing the admin password. Even if the TV stick has been infected, it would surely have limited opportunity to do any damage if it only has access to a guest network ? [/QUOTE]
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