BIOS infection - an item for discussion
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From: ~BD~ on 15 Jun 2010 17:26 "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:hv8qli01f0g(a)news2.newsguy.com... > > In practice -- it isn't and that why *we* do NOT see this! > > BD - FUD master. > @ David H Lipman In real life, my pal from IBM has said that he HAS seen this! Tell me again who the *we* is to which you allude. Why should I believe you - a cyber-adviser - as against a real life guru? -- Dave BD
From: gufus on 15 Jun 2010 11:40 Hi Heather, Tuesday June 15 2010, Heather writes to FromTheRafters: >>> Firmware. In this paper we will show a generic method to >>> inject code into unsigned BIOS firmwares. This technique >>> will let us embedd our own code into the BIOS firmware so >>> that it will get executed just before the loading of the >>> operating system. We will also demonstrate how having EZ-Disk's EZ-BIOS will do this quite easily, EZ-BIOS is a BIOS extension, which breaks the older IBM/AT CMOS's LBA 8.4gb HDD barrier. Any good programmer could write code like this, it writes code to the boot sector first, before the OS loads. .... >> Is there a question? .... > Is there an answer?? .... Got me.. -- K Klement Enhance your marketing at http://www.gypsy-designs.com mailto:info(a)gypsy-designs.com Gypsy Designs Fax: (403) 242-3221 .... Extreme fear can neither fight nor fly.
From: FromTheRafters on 15 Jun 2010 17:47 "gufus" <stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca> wrote in message news:1276616449(a)f77.n342.z1.fidonet.org... > >>> Firmware. In this paper we will show a generic method to > >>> inject code into unsigned BIOS firmwares. This technique > >>> will let us embedd our own code into the BIOS firmware so > >>> that it will get executed just before the loading of the > >>> operating system. We will also demonstrate how having > > EZ-Disk's EZ-BIOS will do this quite easily, EZ-BIOS is a BIOS > extension, > which breaks the older IBM/AT CMOS's LBA 8.4gb HDD barrier. Any good > programmer could write code like this, it writes code to the boot > sector > first, before the OS loads. This is a disk overlay, not quite the same thing as patching the actual BIOS firmware from software.
From: gufus on 15 Jun 2010 11:54 Hi David, 15 Jun 10, David H. Lipman writes to All: > In practice -- it isn't and that why we do NOT see this! I would think the flashable vector code would have to be installed first, before the PC is powered up. Yes/no? -- K Klement Enhance your marketing at http://www.gypsy-designs.com mailto:info(a)gypsy-designs.com Gypsy Designs Fax: (403) 242-3221 .... Do not kiss an elephant on the lips today.
From: David H. Lipman on 15 Jun 2010 18:08
From: "~BD~" <.BoaterDave(a)hotmail.co.uk> | "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message | news:hv8qli01f0g(a)news2.newsguy.com... >> In practice -- it isn't and that why *we* do NOT see this! >> BD - FUD master. | @ David H Lipman | In real life, my pal from IBM has said that he HAS seen this! | Tell me again who the *we* is to which you allude. | Why should I believe you - a cyber-adviser - as against a real life | guru? Then have HIM post HERE and provide the facts ! -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |