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Re:Samsung TVs should be regularly virus-checked, the compan... by everdrive on Monday June 17, 2019 @08:34AM (#20202224)
I don't know a single Grandmother than keeps her WiFi router updated and well configured.
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Re:Samsung TVs should be regularly virus-checked, the compan... by untog on Monday June 17, 2019 @08:58AM (#20202427)
More and more routers self update these days, which is absolutely the right choice for 95% of users.

That's something I don't get about the Samsung setup here actually. Just run the scan (from the video it takes about a second?) automatically without the user needing to. Then you don't have to make awful promo videos about users needing to do a scan.

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Re:Samsung TVs should be regularly virus-checked, the compan... by ForHackernews on Monday June 17, 2019 @10:45AM (#20203487)
No, but then the HN user set would be posting outraged medium.com blogs about how their TV is stealth-updating behind their back without their approval.
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Re:Samsung TVs should be regularly virus-checked, the compan... by wmf on Monday June 17, 2019 @04:39PM (#20207109)
I assume Samsung TVs already auto-update which makes it even more puzzling that the virus scanning isn't also automatic.
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Re:Samsung TVs should be regularly virus-checked, the compan... by walterbell on Monday June 17, 2019 @08:36AM (#20202244)
Some telcos do this automatically, where the WiFI router is combined with telco-provided modem.

Azure Sphere edge devices will have 10 years of Linux security updates from Microsoft, even if the vendor goes out of business.

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