Warning: PSP Bricker Being Spread (Once Again)! |
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The PSP "scene" never sleeps, whether
it is in anticipation of a new downgrader or an exploit, we are always awake
and ready for the next "thing". However, one thing we are not ready
for are PSP brickers. These are programs that are disguised as a simple
homebrew application, but in reality it deletes necessary files for your PSP's
survival. This is something that we do not take lightly in the scene as many have fallen victim to these disguised homebrew games, even one of our members and the first to report the bricker - CatfishD. Now, any of those referring to the victims of this "crime against humanity" as noobs, I wouldn't be so fast to type that. The only way test for a bricker is to use a program that will identify it if it writes to flash. With all the homebrew being released and tested everyday, this has not become a daily practice.
You can download the PSP "virus" scanner below with the download link if you want to be more cautious with your homebrew. The program was created by Dark Killer about a year ago for earlier brickers, but the methods of bricking have stayed the same - so it still works!
You can test for these "brickers" by using a simple program, or you could wait for someone to report it in our forums as was the case yesterday. Mathieulh and Jas0nuk also took the time to inform everyone how this particular bricker works (you can read all about it here).
What to look for -
- The most recent bricker has been concealed with the folder names (KXploited form) of SDL-TEST-5 and SDL-TEST-5%
- The file size is around 75kb, the % folder containing a 65kb eboot
- Use Dark Killer's PSafeP program, of which can be discussed and downloaded below (newly upload from old download site!)
- Do not use any programs that you have not seen come from a reliable source. Best source is of course, PSPUpdates!
21 Jumps Custom firmware 5.50GEN-D now out
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Comments [refresh]
sad...
sux
Damn these people who make these stuff -_-
Those feckin cu nts
See this is why i ONLY download from pspupdates lol.
How much you wanna bet the maker is a DS fanboy lol hahahahaha!
Just another reason why I am glad to have the UP chip installed in my Psp. No need to worry about this.
This jackass made this program last night. He was giving it out on toc2rta (the home of the Noobz IRC channel), saying it was some sort of 2D fighting game. Everyone that tested it was wondering why no graphics were showing up. Ugh.
Sh1t Happens...
Could be but Ds fanboys arent that smart,this was totally the creation from one twisted f*ck.
Im glad the antivirus is now avalible,im also glad that for the first time i was downloading stuff for my pc instead of stuff for my PSP this weekend.
Ok so anything from other sites its wrong,Roger that.
just use homebrew by proper people or sites,as for the virus maker i hope he gets aids or something scum of the homebrew world
Like this one right,i just use from this site and reccomended by other 3 guys i know.
Hey there's not a way to reinstalll the PSP system,in case of sh*t like this?.
wasn't it originally spread through IRC?
Yeah it was spread on IRC, he was letting me and Cloudhunter "Test his game" and it wasn't working , I thought he was just some noob coder, but it turned out he was making a PSP bricker. I'm trying to take legal action on this though. We'll see how this develops.
In the meantime, yes my PSP is bricked and I'm pissed off, but whatever ***** happens right.
how sad can u be destroyin other ppls PSP. just coz those jakes cant afford 1 it is so pathetic for them to destroy your psp and if u do download 1 by accident just reupload it (change file name and return to owner)
EVIL GENIUS
i hope the dog who created this burns in hell!!!!
now a days, i won't even download an update file from Sony. Be careful everyone!.
Honestly these people need lives, a girl or any hobby a normal person would have. If youre creating programs specifically for wrecking someone elses life something is wrong with you, no question about it.
YOU *points to bricking developer* are what is wrong with the world.
Sad but true. I don't think it is revenge from Sony or any game dev although ppl do like conspiracy theories =)
It's just like those ppl who write PC virus... mostly for fun even some of them are extremely destructive. I love my 3 years of programming work back in 97 due to a Stone Monkey Empire and I had been a fanatic in virus scan and data back up since then...
This guy is a *****. He works for some financial institution. He is giving advise like he works in this area. He lives in NYC! He needs such a huge scare that will make him pee his pants. He was posting in Video 9, so I think he does have an PSP. Anyway how would he know how to brick one? Fishy!
[13:01:08] Scanning File: J:\PSP\GAME\sne s9xTYL\EBOOT.PBP
[13:01:09] WARNING: SUSPICIOUS FLASH ACCESS DETECTED!
Is it possible to test if it will brick on somekind of psp-emulator?
My SNES 9x comes up as safe...
can i use this to downgrade my 2.8 psp?
his aim is dangboomhauer
spam him now!!
it's listed on the forum sites, is anyone registered on any of those forums?
i think ill dl a new verison mine works but it says its bugged? w/e
Surely, that person is an idiot for making such a thing. And a mean person as well. But why must he immediately be accused of being a DS fanboy. Surely people here must have a high enough IQ to not bash the rival handheld whenever they get the chance.
And before I get accused of being a fanboy. I have both a DS and a PSP. DS With a flashcard, and PSP with 1.5 firmware. So both have completely free games for me. And I love them both. PSP Revolution
unargueably these *****ing bricker guys must be pure *****s, these m**** f**k's are the dangerous weeds who manipulate the homebrew scene, these guys must be monitered, must be cut off from the scene,
26 u ask not to be accused of being a fanboy yet your unregistered name says " DS fanboy". All i can say is wow.
"Surely people here must have a high enough IQ to not bash the rival handheld whenever they get the chance."
Geez, go to Digg, go to most other sites... full of Nintendo fanboys bashing all things Sony. Give it a rest. You think Nintendo owners are patron saints of the planet or something?
I downloaded the checker, but it only checks one file at a time! This is a pain in the butt, i've got like a hundred files- it would be much cooler if you could just scan an entire folder at a time.
All cross your fingers and hope this guy has a serious accident.
good Job brickers, once 3.0 come out you will all be doomed muhahahhahahahh a. Just jokin, this guy is a *****, burn in hell. im with 2.81, got bored of homebrew and almost bricked my psp 3-4 times so iv got nufin to worry about:). Zarp is probably some teenage computer nerd eitehr paid buy sony, just wants to be a psyco or he is a ds fan boy.
LISTEN
It doesnt happen often, but for once I think I may be right this time!
This is known as "bullying", and what bullies want is a response. We are giving him a response. That's what satisfies him.
Insane people like this need to be ignored... So please, if you can resist, just read the news and DON'T COMMENT =)
JJ
stupid noobs hahahahahaheheh eheheh jk, this isnt the real dude
Damn Brickers Always Trying To Stop The Enjoyment Of All The People Who Hack Their PSP
hi every one,
god i hate those people who think its funny to brick PSPs. Im kind of new to the homebrewing scene and i had a few questions. Is it possible to run freedoom on the doompsp port? and i know a wolfenstein 3D port had been made. How can i play the full version of the game on it? if i buy the game will it come with the wad. file needed? does it even run on wad. files? and the same for duke nukem? and is there anyway to emulate a 2.8 using devhook? and what firmware version does "Gangs of London" require? im so sorry this is wayyyyy off topic but i needed to know. Thanks so much for your help!,
noob/hacker
ok for one, you are not post #1 you ****tard, and a bricker is different from a downgrader. A BRICKER BRICKS! A DOWNGRADER DOWNGRADES! YOU STUPID NOOB-TARDS NEED TO GET THAT IN YOUR HEAD!!!
(lol noob-tards)
well toc2rta sucks and always has
to stop a fire you take away its oxygen, to stop this guy, we need to ignore him, and use the psp safe thingie when we download files, if u keep insulting him etc ur giving the fire more oxygen or fire wood or whatever.
i posted his aim sn, now you have the power to spam him and fu*k him up!
he has an account on PSP Video 9, I'm sure if someone informs them of his conduct and requests his IP address (They will have it) you could then figure out what ISP he is registered under, via reverse DNS, then contact his ISP, inform them of his malicious activities, and have his internet service revoked.
k, i contacted PSP Video 9 via email with the following message:
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Hello, recently a new PSP Virus has been created by a person who goes by the online aliases Zapi and Zarp2000. Upon investigation I have discovered that this user has registered on your forums, which is why I emailed you. I am requesting that you send me this user's IP Address in order to report him to the proper authorities for his malicious activity.
I hope to have cooperation from you on this matter, as it would greatly help the PSP Scene put an end to this development before it expands.
---
Hopefully we will have a reply..
Dang,
I also only download from psp updates and noobz.eu(the new Fanjitas place)
Maybe I should be glad I got banned from their irc channel.
Can this downgrade my 2.81 psp?
Also, didn't CatfishD make it, not "Zarp2000"?
This is something that we do not take lightly in the scene as many have fallen victim to these disguised homebrew games, even one of our members and the first to report the bricker - CatfishD.
Nope, Zarp2000 it is...
I know, I was there. I would have been a victim aswell, if it wasn't for me having to go offline.
Cloudy
this is not just something that is afflicting the psp scene, it is affecting the whole computing community. This is a federal offence. This is punisable by jail time, and we have his IP address, evidence that he intended for this to be harmful, and has intentions to spread it. The people who this affected, or the whole PSP scene should take legal action towards this, making an example out of this punk in order to disuade others from doing the same.
No I didn't make it lmao, who told you that? It was Zapi aka Zarp2000.
travis134, can you please e-mail me his IP address (as I was his first victim?) my email is catfishd@30gigs.com
Thank you for you help man! It means a lot to me!
im still waiting for an email from pspvideo9, if they are sensible, they will email me the ip address, then i will gladly email it to you, i will let you notify the authorities, since you are the victem
I am happy there is a bricker.. lol J/k... i'm just goin to download games... like off of torrents, and no hombrew for a while.
wonder if it isnt someone from $ony to simply justify their releases of .01 updates that are for "security purposes"
=o
that Zarp2000, his AIM SN: is dangboomhauer
i think that's what
here is the PSP video 9 profile page.
http://www.pspvideo9.com/forums/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=3361
i think he should brick himself
#38 I think you will find that it is what some people call a joke
!!!1
I am Howard Stringer, alot of you may recogniseme as the chairman of sony. It is in the interest of Sony to remove homebrew software which has slaughtered our sales, but this is nomore, as me and my good friends at SEGA, Dr. Rebotnik, have released released project catfishD to destroy your PSPs and add revenues in our bank accounts...MUWWHAHAHAHAHHA HAHAHAHHAHAHAHA HHAHAHAHAH
THIS GUYS A $#@!$! AND A $@@# #@!#$@
travis134 -
No offense dude, but you're not too bright if you actually think that the e-mail you sent will get you his IP address.
You're just some random person with a story that can't be verified asking for personal information from someone that knows nothing about you.
You say if they're sensible they'll respond with his info, when in reality, if they're sensible they'll ignore your e-mail. People won't just go around giving out IP addresses to every stranger that asks.
Not to mention that there's no proof that the person with that user name on that site, is the same person with that user name elsewhere. The same username has been known to be used by more than one person.
Sorry to burst your bubble.
Jeesh. I can't believe you guys. Sony consistently upgrades their firmware - oftentimes for SECURITY reasons only - and all you guys do is blast them. Now you've gotten bitten by your own dog.
The PSP was not designed for homebrew. It may run it, but that isn't what it was built for. If you want to play SNES and LUA on it, then you have to take the bad with the good.
If you do the updates like you should and run software designed for it, you will have a worthwhile entertainment device. If not, then have fun when a homebrewer plays games with YOUR handheld.
people need to get a life and instead of wrecking a 200 dollar item help make it better stupid *****ing people now making virus's for the psp....and its good now that they have a virus scanner for it
Maybe someday soon #60, just for that comment, you will need to hack a games machine or a handheld machine or maybe just region-free a DVD player - and I hope that when you do, you use a piece of code that f**ks your machine up, then you will see the real world. Viruses are *****, and it wouldn't surprise me if you were one of the people that wrote them. Keep you self-sanctimonious comments to yourself, you pr*ck.
hes just upset that we get free games lol
Number Sixty, I have a question:
WHY THE HELL ARE YOU ON THIS WEBSITE? Get off and join the PSP boards at www.yourpsp.com if you want to do that. Thank you.
i will use this more often. BTW #60 you're an ill-informed sony fanboy and belong on sony.com's message boards with the other nubs
dont do it this will brick your psp
Why did this dude do this. Why would u want ther people to suffer, he has to get life or job or something else a normal peson would do, so if the bricker is watching this page... F*CK YOU AND GET A LIFE!
Why did this dude do this. Why would u want ther people to suffer, he has to get life or job or something else a normal peson would do, so if the bricker is watching this page... F*CK YOU AND GET A LIFE!
Isn't any downgrader that i can use for my psp 2.80?
I mean, one enough safe, as the ones made by the amasing guy who did the costom firmware? W/o the 10% chance to break?
***** my psp is bricked, i didn't even use the file! im sending my psp to sony :-\ ll try that then havck the shat! lol
im going to go ask my teacher , programming teacher who has a phd if theres anything we can do to reverse a brick, somehow writing to the flash etc... ill let you all know what she says, and please dont flame me for some crazy reason i only want to help...
i hope the person who made this virus gets SheeAIDS, or AIDS from using the banshee in halo too muck
man i am glad ive been nusy the last few days cause i am a regular at noobz. people like this should be stripped of all gaming rights fo life gaming is life to some of us and just because we try to make the bast of what we got doesnt mean some f**ks need to go screwing it all up i dont think this is an attack by sony cause if it was theyd do sumthin alot bigger than this and for all those a** licking f**ktards that say good thats what u get just cause ur Dumbf**KS and upgraded doesnt mean u gotta be a**holes about it i hope this guy gets severly beatin an inch from death and then gets his computer broken and his psp taken. why do people ruin and bash things that people r doing for free for the best of gaming kind they say gamers need a life when it is people like these bashers and brickers that need em thanks qj for being on top of things and sorry 2 all the people that got screwed by this bricker
everytime people have a good thing going sone retard has to go f*ck it all up and i reaaaallllyy doubt sony did this it is there product and im sure they could obliterate us all out of nowhere wiht some obscene progam if they wanted its still there software and i aint gonna push em till they break my baby (psp) shoot as lond as there getting paid im sure there happy they proby just with they woulda thought of h-b first so they could distributed little by little making us pay a cover charge in the process...................oh well hahahhaa. 2 qj and all the people who make others gaming experiences fuffilled out of the kindness of there hearts thanks ur the light shining through all this darkness
Why would someone do this?
i think people who make pspbricks are ds fans who hate psp
I read the article wrong. Sorry... now, if anyone find's this Zarp2000's home address, burn the frickin house down. If you find him, in person, burn him, too.
I wonder what God would do if his PSP got bricked. I hope kills Zarp2000 as punishment. MWAHAHA!
Yes, because a DS fan would obviously know how to code a PSP. Dip*****.
brapppppppppppp wuddup
i hate ds
Zarp2000 carnt make brickers so he just made a modification to the origenol 2.00 tiff bricker that was out over a year ago.
(i know i carnt spell so dont tell me)
(its probably someone who works for sony and i bet he got a promotion)
Think about it, bricks f**k up flash0 (kernal) and downgraders also write to flash0.
Brickers -> Downgraders :)
Just don't download any "Downgraders" until they are confirmed working from multiple, reliable sources
what a *****, people who make this crap should be stoned to death
Those about de nintendo fanboys and other cr*p, thats plain insane, i got the brick code in txt format on my pc.
Dont start asking why, im nog planning on making it come back, I just wanted to see what it did.
ITS A SHAME THAT PEOPLE HAVE NOTHIN BUT TIME ON THERE HANDS TO CREATE BULL-SHIS LIKE THIS INSTEAD OF BEING AN ENTREPANEUR AND CREATING SOMETHING USEFUL FOR THE HOMEBREW SCENE.... WHEN HE IS EXPOSED I SAY WE STONE HIM.... HA-HA-HA
my psp will no longer work to full extent. it wont play any umds. i would love to brick it then return it. i need a bricker for 2.81. please email 1 to patrickzo@hotma il.com
Can anyone please help, is there any way of undoing this horrible thing that has turned my psp into a worthless piece of cr*p?
May the arms of him (who created the bricking programe which i downloaded) grow short and his genitals be infested with itching powder!
SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP! :-(
Is your psp in good condition, like if it still worked you would have it pretty much like new, because
up modchip + install is 230 and psp is 200
So I would just get the chip.
unless its ta crap