Install hidden hardware inside mouse

Marcus Vinicus said:

My solution would be if I thought a hacker was hiding inside my mouse, go and buy a new one. That said the chances of it happening would be extremely low.

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spapakons said:

As most utilities that upgrade the firmware (aka BIOS in computers), it won't proceed if compatibility check fails, so to avoid to damage the mouse. The hacker has to create his own custom tool to upload malicious code in the mouse instead of a valid firmware. Also he needs physical access to the mouse. If he connects remotely to your computer (another way to do it), there is no point doing it, since he can already control the computer from the same remote connection. So it is VERY unlikely that anyone would upload malicious code to a mouse in order to hack your computer.

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spapakons said:

Let's not get paranoid here. Unless you are a bank, organization or at least a small business with sensitive data, a hacker is unlikely to target specifically you. Yes, he will if you are not careful and install some malware. This will invite him to explore your PC, but if he doesn't find any interesting information (such as login passwords, movies, applications etc), he will just stop there. He might do a little damage just for fun. That's it. I thought we were talking about a wireless mouse that he could somehow intercept its signal. For a wired mouse, I could say the chances as ZERO, as he should have physical access to the computer to inject malicious code. Watch less Sci-Fi movies, and a little more comedies, or even cartoons... It will calm you down.

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kelper said:

I'm not being paranoid. I was replying to the OP.

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