Hacking Bricking preventor?

[EVIL9000]

Hy,

I remember there being some files that can brick your DS.
So now my question is, is there a way to scan the files for any danger of bricking?
Like some sort virus scanner to scan files for these dangers..

and isn't there a danger for these files to enter via wifi?
and can there be something done about this?, or does bricking your ds kill the warranty?

I really don't want my new DS lite to turn in a useless brick.

It really would be nice if there was some sort of protection homebrew thing against these things.

 

[djgarf]

their is
it's called flashme

 

[cheapassdave]

their is
it's called flashme

... and if you screw up the flashme, you can brick your ds too.

 

[EVIL9000]

3.3 Brick

A non functioning unit. A DS/GBA/PSP that has been corrupted and will no longer work; resulting in it being a heavy unusable paperweight, i.e. brick.
The most common way of bricking Nintendo DS consoles is when an error occurs during the installation of flashme. Replacing the operating system is a risky operation, so proceed carefully.

 

[Mangofett]

There is only one homebrew with the bricking virus, so you don't need to worry.

Just don't download something until someone else downloads it.

 

[Spikey]

Only idiots brick their DS's when flashing them. If you have even a little bit of intelligence it's pretty much impossible to screw up. I've flashed over 20 DS Phats, and over 10 DS Lites. I've even UNflashed a few DS phats and lites, which is more dangerous than the initial flashing but still easy as hell. Also, getting rid of the health screen warning is also nice.

 

[paul1991]

You can use dslazy to scan for this "crashme", but I have never even seen a piece of malware for the DS avalible for download.
You could flash your DS, but it is very Dangerous to flash a lite. If you had a phat, it would be no trouble, but for now just download from trusted sites.

 

[chuckstudios]

If you have a semidecent antivirus, it will pick up the bricker anyway.

 

[EVIL9000]

Guess I should install NOD32 then.

 

[4saken]

FlashMe isn't really a preventative, but it allows you to restore the firmware in case it gets wiped by a bricker

 

[HBK]

Guess I should install NOD32 then.

Use Kaspersky, it's a matter of opinion really, but Kaspersky is much better than Norton and McAfee - not so bloated.

 

[EVIL9000]

Guess I should install NOD32 then.


Use Kaspersky, it's a matter of opinion really, but Kaspersky is much better than Norton and McAfee - not so bloated.

not talking about Norton
http://www.nod32.com