I suppose someone could modify this Mirai virus to instead inject antivirus software. I know, illegal. What would the manufacturers' response be if this virus had instead just shut down, possibly in some cases physically damaged the devices or otherwise caused them to cease functioning ever again (wiped all their software or broke their bootability), rather than just hijacked them for a while? One manufacturer agreed that half a million of their devices were involved in the attacks in a recent press release. And they apologize. What if half a million of their devices just suddenly stopped working, forever? I suspect that would require a somewhat more expensive response. They have to be thinking that sort of thing or else they're being pretty dumb. -- -Barry Shein Software Tool & Die | bzs@TheWorld.com | http://www.TheWorld.com Purveyors to the Trade | Voice: +1 617-STD-WRLD | 800-THE-WRLD The World: Since 1989 | A Public Information Utility | *oo*