SERIOUS SECURITY Question: Can headphones run malware/viruses???

NavyLCDR · 22 Apr 2023

Hearsepilot said:

Careful or you'l be getting a PM as well lol

I already did, in response to my post #6.

NavyLCDR · 22 Apr 2023

Compumind said:

It's better safe than sorry if it's a new gen laptop.

3nd said:

lol, anyway ,good to know , i was about to buy a cheap universal charger for my newly acquired samsung lappy .
but now i think i'll rather fork out more and get an original charger

My MSI laptop does not have the standard, round plug with maybe a pin in the middle. It's got a square connector similar to a USB port. So, now I am really concerned. I've have solar panels at my house, and the monitoring unit for the solar panels communicates digitally with inverters via the power lines (much like the powerline ethernet adapters). The monitoring unit is also connected to the cloud via my WiFi. So, I just realized, I have a data path established to the electric distribution in my house established by the solar panel monitoring unit which is connected to the internet. I don't know what all the pins do in the rectangular connection from the power supply to my laptop. Do any of them have digital capability? Oh no! What can I do to keep a hacker from getting into my solar monitoring unit and pushing a virus through it onto my AC wiring in my house and then into my laptop through the power supply that has the unique rectangular connection to my laptop?

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3Bit · 22 Apr 2023

Compumind said:

Perhaps a new computer might be better.

Check pricing!

Perhaps NO computer & computing device would be best!
That could cure most related paranoia!

Greetings from the NSA HQ

flashh4 · 22 Apr 2023

@NiceAndShy, the top 3 Malware Removal schools are down to 2 now ! Bleeping Computer use to have a school but i think they recently stopped theirs ! The other 2 are Would you like to learn to fight malware? - Virus, Spyware, Malware Removal ...... What the Tech Classroom - Virus, Spyware & Malware Removal ........... be prepared for a long long school. Mine was 18 months & that was every day that i turned in a report on cleaning someones computer ! If you need any help just holler ..... Enjoy !!!!

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OldGuyFromCdn · 22 Apr 2023

flashh4 said:

@NiceAndShy, the top 3 Malware Removal schools are down to 2 now ! Bleeping Computer use to have a school but i think they recently stopped theirs ! The other 2 are Would you like to learn to fight malware? - Virus, Spyware, Malware Removal ...... What the Tech Classroom - Virus, Spyware & Malware Removal ........... be prepared for a long long school. Mine was 18 months & that was every day that i turned in a report on cleaning someones computer ! If you need any help just holler ..... Enjoy !!!!

Forgot about Malware Removal University - Information and Application | Free Malware Removal Forum !!

About that first link ... hmmm ...

idgat · 22 Apr 2023

OH no!!! Just plugged in my USB desktop personal fan and this is all I can get on the internet ....
The End is Nigh

flashh4 · 22 Apr 2023

@OldGuyFromCdn, nothing wrong with the link when i click it !

Compumind · 22 Apr 2023

NavyLCDR said:

No data flows through the 3.5mm headphone jack, only analog audio signals. Therefore, I would say it would be impossible to infect a computer through the 3.5mm headphone jack.

Remember Acoustic Modems?

A -> D and D -> A

Oh, no! More hysteria!

3Bit · 22 Apr 2023

idgat said:

OH no!!! Just plugged in my USB desktop personal fan and this is all I can get on the internet ....
The End is Nigh

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flashh4 said:

@OldGuyFromCdn, nothing wrong with the link when i click it !

Old guys are exempt…

Hearsepilot · 22 Apr 2023

NavyLCDR said:

My MSI laptop does not have the standard, round plug with maybe a pin in the middle. It's got a square connector similar to a USB port. So, now I am really concerned. I've have solar panels at my house, and the monitoring unit for the solar panels communicates digitally with inverters via the power lines (much like the powerline ethernet adapters). The monitoring unit is also connected to the cloud via my WiFi. So, I just realized, I have a data path established to the electric distribution in my house established by the solar panel monitoring unit which is connected to the internet. I don't know what all the pins do in the rectangular connection from the power supply to my laptop. Do any of them have digital capability? Oh no! What can I do to keep a hacker from getting into my solar monitoring unit and pushing a virus through it onto my AC wiring in my house and then into my laptop through the power supply that has the unique rectangular connection to my laptop?

So Tesla Cars could in theory rise up against us, they have bidirectional data lines in the charging cables?, I need to line my baseball cap with copper foil.