[TriLUG] O.T.--Anybody know if those WebTV boxes are immune to virus attacks?

[ALFRED JOHNSON]

Thanks for the links. They were eye-opening to say the least. I've  
forwarded them on to our cousin. --- Thanks --Al Johnson
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On Aug 2, 2004, at 11:08 PM, Jeff Groves wrote:

> When I STFW, I found:
>
>    
> http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/TechTV/ 
> techtv_911virus020723.html
>
>   http://news.com.com/2100-1040-238137.html?legacy=cnet
>
>   http://www.net4tv.com/voice/Story.cfm?storyID=2140
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff G.
>
> ALFRED JOHNSON wrote:
>>    We have a cousin in our family who communicates with us via a  
>> WebTV box. She wanted to know if her WebTV machine could get infected  
>> with a computer virus. I believe that that box has Microsoft software  
>> in it, but otherwise I don't know anything about it.--- Al Johnson.
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