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+-   Exploit supposedly bricks most HP/Compaq laptops -> on Thursday December 20 2007, @06:03PM Ian Lamont

Submitted by Ian Lamont on Thursday December 20 2007, @06:03PM
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Ian Lamont writes "A security researcher calling himself porkythepig has published attack code that can supposedly brick most HP and Compaq laptops. The exploit uses an ActiveX control in HP's Software Update, and would 'let an attacker corrupt Windows' kernel files, making the laptop unbootable, or with a little more effort, allow hacks that would result in a PC hijack or malware infection.' The same researcher last week outlined a batch of additional vulnerabilities in HP and Compaq laptops, for which HP later issued patches."
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