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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 2006-03-25
CONFIRMED ROOTKIT TROJAN / SCRIPTING IN BIOS
THE MALICIOUS SCRIPT IS IN THE BIOS, script is easily seen on top of browser while in safe mode. AFTER FLASHING THE BIOS AS WELL AS CLEARING CMOS numerous times, THE TROJAN/evil thing REMAINS. Wiping hard drives clean, purchasing new hard drives, new computers, nothing gets rid of it! THERE IS NO AN...

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