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Researchers: Rootkits headed for BIOS
Robert Lemos, SecurityFocus 2006-01-26

ARLINGTON, Virginia -- Insider attacks and industrial espionage could become more stealthy by hiding malicious code in the core system functions available in a motherboard's flash memory, researchers said on Wednesday at the Black Hat Federal conference.

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Researchers: Rootkits headed for BIOS 2006-01-27
Bela from VA (1 replies)
It wouldn't be that easy!!! 2006-01-27
janice
Quibble - rootkit for OS X 2006-01-27
Anonymous (1 replies)
Re: Quibble - rootkit for OS X 2006-01-30
Anonymous
Researchers: Rootkits headed for BIOS 2006-01-27
Gimping 8600
Not actually 2006-01-27
Prisoner (1 replies)
Re: Not actually 2006-06-24
Anonymous
Researchers: Rootkits headed for BIOS 2006-02-07
Samuel Stetler
Researchers: Rootkits headed for BIOS 2006-02-13
Black~Feather (1 replies)
Researchers: Rootkits headed for BIOS 2006-03-25
CONFIRMED ROOTKIT TROJAN / SCRIPTING IN BIOS (5 replies)
Researchers: Rootkits headed for BIOS 2006-05-25
Anonymous (4 replies)
I've been experiencing this technology since November 2005. It is extremely malicious, invasive and disruptive. I know that those perpetrating this crime are serious white collar criminals with a 20 year history in mainstream money laundering. It would be prudent for the community to note that Windows or Linux does not matter, and that the hardware manufacturuers whose product is vulnerable, need to address their emerging product weaknesses quickly. What makes me smile is that I know the identity of those using these tools against me, and I strikes me that there is no con-incidence between the fact that they were once computer manufacturers/assemblers themselves ;-)

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