BIOS infection - an item for discussion
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From: gufus on 15 Jun 2010 19:11 Hello, FromTheRafters! You wrote on Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:47:06 -0400: FL>> EZ-Disk's EZ-BIOS will do this quite easily, EZ-BIOS is a BIOS FL>> extension, F> This is a disk overlay, not quite the same thing as patching the actual F> BIOS firmware from software. Ah.. .. -- With best regards, gufus. E-mail: stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca
From: Dustin Cook on 15 Jun 2010 19:11 "~BD~" <.BoaterDave(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in news:hv8kjo$msf$1(a)news.eternal- september.org: > "FromTheRafters" <erratic(a)nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message > news:hv8fbm$mdv$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> He may not understand what including the term "viruses" has done to >> your question. Can malware reside.... ? Yes. > > Semantics, perhaps? > >>> My question to you, FTR, is why do folk not discuss this in the >>> relevant Usenet groups? >> >> Because it spreads fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Just because it is >> *possible* to do, doesn't mean it is something that the average user >> need worry about. The kind of folks that do need to worry about such >> things are already aware of the flashable firmware vectors. > > > Hmmm! No doubt you will review the response made by Peter Foldes. > > "Average users" are *not* reading groups such as this (IMO!) > > Thank you for agreeing (at long last!) FTR, that the BIOS *can* be > infected! Corrupted; actually. Infected, highly unlikely. -- A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject -Winston Churchill
From: Dustin Cook on 15 Jun 2010 19:11 "~BD~" <.BoaterDave(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote in news:hv8r6d$519$1(a)news.eternal- september.org: > "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! Provide the virus name, please. > 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? hahaha. I think your guru is messing with you. -- A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject -Winston Churchill
From: Dustin Cook on 15 Jun 2010 19:14 stop.nospam.gbbsg(a)shaw.ca (gufus) wrote in news:1276617270(a)f77.n342.z1.fidonet.org: > 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? No.. You can reflash live in windows; so the machine can already be powered up. It has to be, in fact. However, with that said, once you reboot, if the flash was bad; your goose is cooked. -- A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject -Winston Churchill
From: gufus on 15 Jun 2010 13:18
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