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Windows 7 - Why is the BIOS not open to viruses?
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| 01-27-2012 | #1 |
| | Why is the BIOS not open to viruses? anyone know why? Always wondered why it never seems to be affected.... |
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| 01-27-2012 | #2 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by lister  anyone know why? Always wondered why it never seems to be affected.... Last edited by zigzag3143; 01-27-2012 at 05:51 AM.. |
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| 01-27-2012 | #3 |
| | I think the short answer is yes anything in the machine beit RAM BIOS hard drives in short anything that holds stored items / software / instructions can get infected. Remember that any firmware can be updated and well that means downloading software into it  But I stand to be corrected. Just Google can viruses infect the BIOS and you will loads of stuff like this one http://www.tomshardware.com/news/bio...door,7400.html Last edited by ICit2lol; 01-27-2012 at 05:48 AM.. Reason: Addition |
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| 01-27-2012 | #4 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by lister anyone know why? Always wondered why it never seems to be affected.... I found one in a "client" pc last year. Flashing bios in most cases helps,but not always. |
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| 01-27-2012 | #5 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by panais
Quote: Originally Posted by lister anyone know why? Always wondered why it never seems to be affected.... I found one in a "client" pc last year. Flashing bios in most cases helps,but not always. Meant to say I usually run rootkit "finders" if I suspect them anyway. Last edited by ICit2lol; 01-27-2012 at 03:23 PM.. Reason: Addition |
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| 01-28-2012 | #6 |
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Quote: Originally Posted by ICit2lol
Quote: Originally Posted by panais
Quote: Originally Posted by lister anyone know why? Always wondered why it never seems to be affected.... I found one in a "client" pc last year. Flashing bios in most cases helps,but not always. Meant to say I usually run rootkit "finders" if I suspect them anyway.  |
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| 01-29-2012 | #7 |
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