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I wonder if EFI can be infected?
This sounds like a pretty nasty problem
let's hope antivirus vendors find a way to defend bios.
Posted by: zmud   Posted on: 03/23/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I wonder if EFI can be infected?  zmud | 03/23/09
RE: Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe  andycher | 03/23/09
@andycher  Axsimulate | 03/23/09
Read the article, and not just the headline...  msalzberg | 03/23/09
Survive reflashing attempts?  Lerianis | 03/23/09
I think you forgot about memory...  duomenox | 03/23/09
I assume its possible  troubled241 | 03/24/09
Re; I DON'T THINK SO! ... Well I do !  hkommedal | 03/25/09
amen!  bluescreen_z | 03/28/09
hmmmmm  jdbukis@... | 03/26/09
Bios is the first to gain control  bluescreen_z | 03/28/09
but Linux is secure  Linux Geek | 03/23/09
Question:  rshores | 03/23/09
BSD and Linux have a copletely different code base  Michael Kelly | 03/23/09
Thanks:  rshores | 03/23/09
Supports Windows & Mac OS  mrgoose | 08/03/09
What part of "BIOS" don't you get?  superbus | 03/23/09
Not so sure about that...  masonwheeler | 03/23/09
re: Not so sure about that....  rtk | 03/23/09
No OS is secure  fcs@... | 03/24/09
You CAN be sure. The code in BIOS runs before any OS.  hkommedal | 03/25/09
What are you talking about?  msalzberg | 03/23/09
LOL.  James T. Kirk | 03/23/09
Earth To, oh just forget it.  Erroneous | 03/23/09
There's a few possibilities here...  betelgeuse68 | 03/23/09
He does not have to be an idiot (it may help), just  hkommedal | 03/25/09
Wrong again...  duomenox | 03/23/09
DOH!  SummermoonUK | 03/24/09
Nothing beats BIOS infection. The ONLY 2 ways to get  hkommedal | 03/25/09
This has NOTHING to do with operating systems.  hkommedal | 03/25/09
What if there is BIOS write password protection  Michael Kelly | 03/23/09
Imagine - having a dual-BIOS infection. OUCH!  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 03/23/09
Good question...  duomenox | 03/23/09
The safest way is the old way: You need to reposition a jumper  hkommedal | 03/25/09
Only if the password is there FIRST. It is too late afterwards. (nt)  hkommedal | 03/25/09
Couldn't this also be a stepping stone into a hypervisor?  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 03/23/09
No, it shouldn't be dropped  Lerianis | 03/23/09
What about the dedicated space for user binaries?  duomenox | 03/23/09
RE: Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe  Kungfoofighterx | 03/23/09
Be careful:  msalzberg | 03/23/09
I second that  tikigawd | 03/23/09
I third that  bluescreen_z | 03/28/09
Yes ! I am sure your attention will be diverted then ! (nt)  hkommedal | 03/28/09
"Flash Bios" - an unlockable back door to ANY computer!  kd5auq | 03/23/09
RE: Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe  morwen | 03/23/09
It's called research.  duomenox | 03/23/09
This IS Scary!!!!!  chaz15 | 03/23/09
Ahhh! But what if the HDD firmware is infected, too!?  fcs@... | 03/24/09
Or backplane firmware  seanferd | 03/24/09
There IS a way. It used to be quite common some years ago.  hkommedal | 03/25/09
RE: Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe  Not A Blind Sheep | 03/23/09
Correction  Greenknight_z | 03/24/09
And easy to do  chharris | 03/24/09
Re: and easy to do  leopards | 07/31/09
Brand new mainboards being infected by sellers?!  sue_cara | 03/24/09
Brand new Software being infected by sellers?!  fcs@... | 03/24/09
Chinese ethics.  Kyser Soze | 03/24/09
It's happened already  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 03/24/09
Or simply poor QC  seanferd | 03/24/09
why not just use dumbterminals?  mcdavis8784 | 03/24/09
How about vPro?  Kyser Soze | 03/24/09
VPro had it's own flaws  seanferd | 03/24/09
I assume it happend to me  troubled241 | 03/24/09
There are BIOS exploits already out there  seanferd | 03/24/09
RE: Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe  razumney@... | 03/24/09
You are absolutely correct, sir. A CD from the MB vendor,  hkommedal | 03/27/09
RE: Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe  littlepitcher | 03/25/09
RE: Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe  yrogg@... | 03/27/09
RE: Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe  leopards | 07/31/09
excellent read  pgit | 08/01/09
 Shadetree Engineer | 08/01/09
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Lobotomies Wanted!  Shadetree Engineer | 08/01/09

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