TomTom Admits Satnav Device Infected With Virus

miserableles writes "TomTom has admitted to a UK security journalist that a number of GO 910 satellite navigation units shipped with two Trojans installed on the hard drive. But still no sign of an official warning on the TomTom website."

So thats why

[Anonymous Coward]

my GPS keeps leading me to a discount Viagra/Rolex Watch warehouse/stock broker!

Should I?

[Anonymous Coward]

Tom Tom, should I send $20,000 to Sebo in Nigeria?

which version did you get?

[macadamia_harold]

my GPS keeps leading me to a discount Viagra/Rolex Watch warehouse/stock broker!

Really? Mine just leads me to h0t s3xy s!uts. Which is entirely fine with me.

New Tom Tom Commercial

[laurent420]

Tom Tom, can i SYN flood across the atlantic trunk? Tom Tom, DDoS Amazon. Tom Tom, spam 4million email addresses.

asking for help gone teribly wrong

[v1]

At a forum for tomtom help at http://www.expansys.com/ft.aspx?i=112333&thread=27 96 [expansys.com], a user asks,

this is my first post, when trying to download the map of western europe v6.6 direct from TomTom Home site to my PC the following message appears '' an error occurred while dowloading this file: read error., followed by the options ''continue'' or ''cancel.

Can anyone help me with this problem?

His first reply:

Disable your firewall and anti virus and see if that helps.

Silly windows users.

Re:which version did you get?

[Funkcikle]

Drive 100m up Trolley Loop. Now take a left. Honest, it's safe. [google.co.uk]

Re:New Tom Tom Commercial

[Megane]

I think I'll stick with Steve Steve or Tux Tux.

Controlling it

[Mantrid42]

The server that controls the virus will be called "Ground Control".

Re:which version did you get?

[theshowmecanuck]

I found it interesting that the bubble on the arrow said 'Niagra Falls, U.S.A.' and pointed to the Canadian side of the falls.

Re:which version did you get?

[Flendon]

I found it interesting that the bubble on the arrow said 'Niagra Falls, U.S.A.' and pointed to the Canadian side of the falls.

That's odd. My map says Viagra Falls...

Re:So thats why

[Tablizer]

my GPS keeps leading me to a discount Viagra

That's not spam, that's your girlfriend dropping you an IM clue.
   

Is It Running On Vista?

[SkyDude]

I'm thinking maybe an alien infected the GPS satellite as revenge for Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith infecting the mother ship. Or maybe it's running on Vista.

Re:About TomTom

[ilikejam]

This message brought to you by TomTom International BV.

Re:About TomTom

[Spacezilla]

You're right, that was a really strange post, especially the "For those who don't understand why anyone would want a satnav system" part. I live in northern Europe and almost everyone here who owns a car also owns one of these, yet this guy makes it sound like it's some kind of new, mysterious device that no one can see the point of.

Hm...

"For those who don't understand why anyone would want a satnav system"

Nope, it still sounds very weird.