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#223914 2014-11-14 00:52
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I have been having some recent virus problems with my laptop.

I always understood that it was not possible for a virus to hide on the MD600 drives? Is that true, can anybody confirm for me please?


My Kit: 861v8+ID41, 800v4, UHD722, MD600, MS600, MS200, Oppo BDP-203, Genesis 201, Genesis 350 SE, Genesis S4-8 Sub, BG 520i, VTL MB450 II, Krell Showcase 7, Genesis 928 Subs, Danley DTS10 sub, SVS Ultra 16 subs.
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I believe the MD600 runs a flavour of Linux, so it is possible for a virus to exist there, certainly when the Microsoft bit locker virus was prevalent it was possible for NAS drives to become affected as well as the host PC.

VK may well be able to provide more in depth detail?

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I thought the MD600 runs Windows XP embedded, but could be wrong. If it does, then most of the unneeded Windows services are likely to be disabled, which should harden it against viruses, however it is probably not immune.


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The TwinStore and MD600 are stripped down Linux boxes, with the mostly minimum amount of executables necessary to run the Core(MD600) and the Store (TwinStore & MD600). (The Control series are Windows XP embedded).

They are also file servers (mostly designed to serve FLAC files to Sooloos). They could possibly hold files infected with viruses but probably aren't a large enough target (numerically) to warrant any specific attacks against them.

Every Sooloos FLAC file seems to have a md5 checksum associated with it, potentially to allow for a re-check of integrity, but I don't know how to initiate something like that.



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Thanks chaps. Rather what I suspected - possible but unlikely.


My Kit: 861v8+ID41, 800v4, UHD722, MD600, MS600, MS200, Oppo BDP-203, Genesis 201, Genesis 350 SE, Genesis S4-8 Sub, BG 520i, VTL MB450 II, Krell Showcase 7, Genesis 928 Subs, Danley DTS10 sub, SVS Ultra 16 subs.

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