Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Intel CPU rootkit

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    Intel CPU rootkit

    http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/39825?t51hb

    Oh if a man tried to take his time on Earth and prove before he died what one man's life could be worth, well I wonder what would happen to this world ? - Harry Chapin

    #2
    Wheeeee, fun! Of course, the caveat being, that they have to slip the rootkit in somehow.
    [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v337/Igorod/troopdod.jpg[/img]
    [url=http://profile.xfire.com/trooper110][img]http://miniprofile.xfire.com/bg/co/type/1/trooper110.png[/img][/url]

    Comment


      #3
      In order for this to be an issue, they would have to put the code in SMRAM. I don't see how they would be able to do this without rewriting the BIOS.
      [url=http://www.enjin.com/bf3-signature-generator][img]http://sigs.enjin.com/sig-bf3/1fad512dc784c11c.png[/img][/url]

      Comment


        #4
        I don't see how they would be able to do this without rewriting the BIOS.
        One thing I've learned after toying with PCs for over 20 years is you can never eliminate a possibility, even though there appears to be no way to achieve it.


        Take for example this oddity: What if we woke up one day and found that Microsoft was giving away their newest Operating System for free ...



        Awwww I know, I know, some things will NEVER happen, but I guess I made a point, .... sorta ...
        Oh if a man tried to take his time on Earth and prove before he died what one man's life could be worth, well I wonder what would happen to this world ? - Harry Chapin

        Comment

        Cain's Lair Forums Statistics

        Collapse

        Topics: 26,222   Posts: 270,124   Members: 5,274   Active Members: 2
        Welcome to our newest member, KYCNOT.

        Today's Birthdays

        Collapse

        There are no members with birthdays today.

        Top Active Users

        Collapse

        There are no top active users.
        widgetinstance 184 (More Posts) skipped due to lack of content & hide_module_if_empty option.
        Working...
        X