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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 - Jumper fo rflashing? 2006-01-27
Jim Gorski
I have not seen a motherboard that required a jumper to flash the BIOS in the past six years. Most systems are easily flashed. On the other hand, most systems could not be easily reflashed surreptitiously....

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