Virus transfer Android->TV

[Kirilenko]

If I have a virus on an Android phone, and it is connected to the same WiFi router as the Smart TV, can the virus spread to the TV?

 

[LilDog1291]

No. The two technologies are completely different, and unless you're being hacked by the NSA, average viruses won't propagate via Wi Fi.

 

[mcnumpty23]

cant see why it couldnt it would just see an android tv as the same as any other android device i would think

 

[Barty1884]

Usually a virus requires direct access to the device in question (a downloaded file, etc) so, unless you transferred files directly to the TV, you *should* be fine.

In theory, it's possible. Would likely have to be a targetted attack oposed to phishing style though.
In practice, it's extremely unlikely.

 

[mcnumpty23]

No. The two technologies are completely different, and unless you're being hacked by the NSA, average viruses won't propagate via Wi Fi.

sorry but disagree

wifi or ethernet its on the same network so its vulnerable

 

[LilDog1291]

cant see why it couldnt it would just see an android tv as the same as any other android device i would think

Ok but devices on the same Wi-Fi don't communicate with each other directly. they all have to talk through the router. So unless both your devices are running android and are both already compromised, then they have no way of even communicating.

Think about it, viruses on smartphones are not like those on traditional computers. They are usually just apps that don't do what they told you they were going to do. Have you ever found a documented case of an actual virus on a smartphone? Let alone one that could write information to other devices over Wi Fi? How would the device leverage a user account on the Android OS? Would it be coded to know that the Vizio flavor of Android TV uses this username and credential vs the Sony flavor? If something like this could happen, and it can't, you would see widespread documentation since smartphone penetration into the consumer market is so high and smart TVs running Android is also gaining popularity.

 

[mcnumpty23]

they dont need to communicate directly since they are both going through the router

and believe the op meant they were both android devices

and believe a couple of years ago it was shown it could be done by some research team

and they werent even sticking to one router they explained it was possible to jump between wifi routers in densely

populated areas

the security of the IOT has been pretty much in the news lately similar idea "dumb devices" find other "dumb devices" over

networks and are used to dos attack websites

 

[Kirilenko]

Sorry I meant android phone and Samsung TV