Tmp Nil 0 Report post Posted June 16, 2014 Could someone show some light on this - can a Reliance Netconnect+ USB modem (Huawei EC 159, to be precise) be infected by a boot-virus? I used my new modem on a PC infected with a boot virus. It's a pretty bad virus, spreading easily to USB devices. Does it mean the modem is also infected? The CDROM part shows as total 42.4MB, with software of 28.8MB. No free space. I understand it's a CDROM. But the software can be updated, right (like unlocking, etc)? Does it mean there are backdoors - and could a powerful boot virus get in? I talked to helpline, and mailed support (Reliance/Huawei) - they neither have a clue nor any interest in the issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
::Hitesh:: 1,763 Report post Posted June 16, 2014 ^^^ Simple answer is NO. As data card mounts as cd-rom , this is not writable memory by virus like boot virus. Software given in cd-rom is not updatable by normal users too. Updating files which mounts as cd-rom need special tools. As its not easy for any virus to do so. Its nearly impossible for any users to modify setup files in data card. Free memory is there but accessible via special tools only Sent by Moto G on Reliance CDMA 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tmp Nil 0 Report post Posted June 17, 2014 Many thanks for clearing it up! Really appreciate Yesterday, I talked to a Service Center guy of Reliance Netconnect over the phone, and he also said modems are never infected by viruses - though he seemed too young and not 100% knowledgeable, and talking purely out of experience. Anyhow, the CDROM cannot be written locally, that's for sure. It certainly needs 'special tools' for that, and it seems writing into the memory chip also calls for 'user-acceptance', locally. So I suppose my modem is safe for use! Many thanks once again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
