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"Is ht eX-Box online yet? can it get virus's"

My mate has just bought a X-Box and he has no idea about it, and unfortunately aither have i, but i want to know if it is on the internet yet and if it is how do you get on?
Secondily IF IT is online is it possible to get any types of virus's on the net and console?
Thirdly what can the virus do to the console?

I beleive microsft will kill off these xbox viruses, and yes you can play halo online through what i explained below.

Virus's have been developed for the XBox, some really seriously harsh ones as well... including ones which stop things working... the XBox can go online if you know how to get it connected through a PC and then across onto a server.... I know a few people who have played Halo online.

i'm not possitive about that. i dunno much about it, but it's still gonna be connected to the internet. and we all know, (well most of us) that if you have a line connected into your PC it's gonna be the same as having a line connected into your XBOX. they both have lines, (phone lines) and hackers can get into those lines. this is just my theory so don't panic ;-)
maybe when it comes more into time of it's release, MS'll tell us that the XBOX has a bulit in anti-virus or something, or maybe it's impossible for a console to get a virus. i dunno :-S
the XBOX has a HD (hard drive), PCs have HDs, hackers love hacking into HDs. only MS know at this stage...

Technically no, the xbox isn’t on the Internet just yet. Microsoft are releasing a thing called “xbox live” in November time. Xbox live is a service, which allows you to play games across the servers, with added features like a buddy messenger service and updates for games. You can play Halo online now using your PC, a program called xbconnect does this by fooling your xbox into thinking you are playing over a LAN connection, the program makes a tunnel between you and your opponent to play against each other. You can get xbconnect from www.xbconnect.com.

As far as I know I don’t think you can get viruses from using the xbox live service as Microsoft approves things that are there.

My mate has just bought a X-Box and he has no idea about it, and unfortunately aither have i, but i want to know if it is on the internet yet and if it is how do you get on?
Secondily IF IT is online is it possible to get any types of virus's on the net and console?
Thirdly what can the virus do to the console?