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Security warnings from LG tv connected to RBR850
I have recently begun to get multiple security warnings from my Netgear Armour software about my tv - a LG C2. The tv is connected by ethernet cable to my RBR850 router. Has anyone else experienced t...
I have just downloaded the latest version of the LG software (03.30.45) and this seems to have resolved the issue.
JCvanDoorn wrote:
So, I decided to take the plunge and remove the LG TV Device from my Armor devices. .
The description does not match what I would expect removing the device from Armor would achieve. I thought the goal was, "quit telling me about this damn TV. I can't do anything about it."
Well, since Armor did not initiate any new scans since the first one, I really wanted to see if the firmware updates in the LG TV made any difference. Seems it has only gotten worse. Still I don’t understand why Armor has almost no manual control to initiate scans and many other things.
(Since I enjoy this sort of thing.....) it would be interesting to run some other "vulnerability scanners" against this LG television and see what they report.
nmap is a free scanner that has been around forever and has versions for Windows, Mac, and most Linux distributions.
- Yes it would be interesting to see what nmap detects. In my case I’d expect nothing or only informational things to be detected as Armor is not complaining about my LG B9 OLED at all. It’s on wifi but I wouldn’t expect an Ethernet connected LG to behave any differently unless LG are running a Linux firewall and wifi is given more protection as it’s perceived to be more exposed with inbound sessions blocked.
Changing IP address on the LG would trigger a new Armor scan as it would see it as a new device - it’s not interested in the MAC address that remains the same from a scanning perspective. The only TVs that seem to provoke Armor are LGs. Beats Me. If it only reported problems one time, I'd move on.
- You could log a ticket direct with Bitdefender Support here:
https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/
Scroll to the bottom and click contact Bitdefender Support then:
1. How to's & Troubleshooting Bitdefender product
2. Type of issue:
Troubleshooting
3. Which product do you need help with?
NETGEAR Armor powered by Bitdefender
Then choose email…
Good luck! had same issue with RBR50 (over 100 vulnerabilities), just updated with the latest firmware which had "Armor" fixes and all the vulnerabilities have gone away.
- Yes I had the same thing as soon as I updated the RBR. Now no sign of the root cause. Must be a false positive.
I have just downloaded the latest version of the LG software (03.30.45) and this seems to have resolved the issue.
I downloaded a similar LG update and subsequently received a security warning with identification of 341 vulnerabilities. Perhaps a false positive, perhaps sloppy work and/or inattention to detail in LG's webOS. The TV stays on our guest network at least until that answer is known. We use Roku devices anyway, and it doesn't bother us to leave our "smart" TV "dumb."
In any case, I don't believe this matter is closed...
