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Cable Modems and Viruses

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Theoretically, can a Cable Modem be affected by a virus or some kind of malware and pose some potential problem? Cable Modems have firmware and are periodically upgraded from the Cable Company or otherwise Broadband provider. Just as a PC's BIOS can be "Flashed" or "Upgraded", so can a Cable Modem. It is known that viruses are capable of perpetrating a PC's BIOS, so is it possible for a virus to affect a Cable Modem in a similar fashion?

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