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Smart TVs will draw in viruses [Star, The (South Africa)](Star, The (South Africa) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) THE era of high-speed broadband technology has turned the smart television into a must-have in the modern home. But an expert warned yesterday that connecting TVs to the internet would inevitably bring an unwanted intruder into the house - the computer virus. With more films being downloaded from the internet to the household television and "catch-up" TV |channels becoming increasingly popular, he believes infection from viruses is only a matter of time. Eugene Kaspersky, co-founder and chief executive of Russia's Kaspersky Lab, the world's fourth-largest computer anti-virus group, warned: "There are millions of attacks a year on Microsoft Windows, thousands on smart phones. "The threats will diversify to televisions, which are now connected to the internet." Inevitably, consumers will be forced to buy more virus protection software - and the industry is gearing up to cash in. About 100 million households in Western Europe and the US are predicted to have at least one internet-linked TV by 2016. - Daily Mail The Star (c) 2014 Independent Newspapers (Pty) Limited. All rights strictly reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ] |