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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

#13304 — Can't trust EFI

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3179348/security/after-cia-leak-int
el-security-releases-detection-tool-for-efi-rootkits.html



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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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
>
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> 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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