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| From | RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Can't trust EFI |
| Date | Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:20:20 -0400 |
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RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> writes: > http://www.pcworld.com/article/3179348/security/after-cia-leak-intel-security-releases-detection-tool-for-efi-rootkits.html > URL mended using a real man's™ editor. > Intel Security has released a tool that allows users to check if > their computer's low-level system firmware has been modified and > contains unauthorized code. > > The release comes after CIA documents leaked Tuesday revealed that > the agency has developed EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) > rootkits for Apple's Macbooks. A rootkit is a malicious program > that runs with high privileges -- typically in the kernel -- and > hides the existence of other malicious components and > activities.
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Can't trust EFI RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2017-03-13 17:06 -0400 Re: Can't trust EFI RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2017-03-13 21:20 -0400
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