New BIOS attack renders antivirus useless
March 29, 2009 by Shanmuga
Filed under Recommended Reads, Rootkits
"A new form of attack that installs a rootkit directly onto a computer’s BIOS system would render antivirus software useless researchers have warned. Alfredo Ortego and Anibal Sacco of Core Security Technologies explained that the attack was possible against almost all types of commonly used BIOS systems in use today.
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