BIOS "Rootkit" Preloaded In 60% of New Laptops 236
Keldrin_1 writes "Researchers Alfredo Ortega and Anibal Sacco, from Core Security Technologies, have discovered a vulnerability in the 'Computrace LoJack for Laptops' software. This is a BIOS-level application that calls home for instructions in case the laptop is ever lost or stolen. However, what the application considers 'home' is subject to change. This allows the creation of malware capable of 'infecting the BIOS with persistent code that survive reboots and reflashing attempts.' Computers from Dell, Lenovo, HP, Toshiba, Asus, and others may be affected."
Hmmm (Score:4, Funny)
P.C. Phone Home.
From Mogwai to Gremlin (Score:3, Funny)
Re:It is time (Score:5, Funny)
Re:From Mogwai to Gremlin (Score:5, Funny)
LoJack swiftly changes to HiJack with a good meal after midnight
There, fixed that for you. A splash of water would give you more laptops... if only ...
Re:From Mogwai to Gremlin (Score:3, Funny)
LoJack swiftly changes to HiJack with a good meal after midnight
There, fixed that for you. A splash of water would give you more laptops... if only ...
Yeah, but they'd all run windows ME
Re:It is time (Score:4, Funny)
Persistant Advertising... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:No,not sony for once, here is a list (Score:2, Funny)
Re:It is time (Score:4, Funny)
That's nice. "Hello, customer. There's a fatal bug in your BIOS. Of course, there's not a damn thing you can do about it, since the BIOS on this model isn't changable, but at least you know about it now."
LoJack is now (Score:4, Funny)
Re:It is time (Score:3, Funny)
Damn, I've just wasted 15 years of my life porting BIOSes to different platforms. Thanks for telling me that it was all unnecessary. Hardware manufacturers will also be pleased to know that they can just use a smaller ROM of a few KB instead of the 4MB ROMs that are coming into use now. That will save a few pennies.
I bow before your in depth and vastly superior knowledge of the subject.
Re:Hmmm (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Something doesn't sound right, here. (Score:2, Funny)