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    Intel CPU rootkit

    http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/39825?t51hb

    Oh if a man tried to take his time on Earth and prove before he died what one man's life could be worth, well I wonder what would happen to this world ? - Harry Chapin

    #2
    Wheeeee, fun! Of course, the caveat being, that they have to slip the rootkit in somehow.
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      #3
      In order for this to be an issue, they would have to put the code in SMRAM. I don't see how they would be able to do this without rewriting the BIOS.
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        #4
        I don't see how they would be able to do this without rewriting the BIOS.
        One thing I've learned after toying with PCs for over 20 years is you can never eliminate a possibility, even though there appears to be no way to achieve it.


        Take for example this oddity: What if we woke up one day and found that Microsoft was giving away their newest Operating System for free ...



        Awwww I know, I know, some things will NEVER happen, but I guess I made a point, .... sorta ...
        Oh if a man tried to take his time on Earth and prove before he died what one man's life could be worth, well I wonder what would happen to this world ? - Harry Chapin

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