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New Malware Attack
North323 (TechnicalUser) Sounds like you did get some sort of malware that corrupted some files on your hard drive. I would google dericks nuke boot and make a disc for yourself and run it twice. that should get rid of any and all files on your hard drive. then try to reload the OS...- little65
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- Forum: Information Security Group
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New Malware Attack
Also this: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/bios-virus-rootkit-security-backdoor,7400.html New BIOS Virus Withstands HDD WipesNext news 3:21 PM - March 27, 2009 by Marcus Yam X Send link to this page by email :Your email address * Your name * Recipient address * Send * The email...- little65
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- Forum: Information Security Group
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New Malware Attack
Grenage (MIS) 17 Apr 09 7:29 Virus/malicious programs can (and have in the past) written to the BIOS chips of motherboards. I'm not aware of any viruses that write meaningful/executable code to the chips, but there has been at least one which corrupted some BIOSs by writing 'gibberish'. Ran...- little65
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- Forum: Information Security Group
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New Malware Attack
I have been able to fend off most malware attacks in the past, but one I received a few months ago completely took me by surprise. One evening I booted up my computer only to find a password request that appeared to have come from inside my BIOS. Not being able to suppy a password I was, in...- little65
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