New Version of Stoned Bootkit Said to Bypass Windows 8 Secure Boot

lehnerus2000 said:

Some special procedure should be required for updating.
I've never liked the way, it's possible to update the BIOS from inside your OS.

Couldn't agree more - I've always wondered why they never implemented something as simple as a hardware switch (mountable on the back of the PC case and wired to the motherboard) that locks the BIOS flash chip against any software modifications to it.

Really just a simple read-only switch you'd have to physically flip before updating the BIOS.

Since that's rarely ever necessary, why leave the BIOS so vulnerable all the time?

Why did they never do a simple thing like this? Floppy disks had read-only sliders, and even SD cards still do.

I realize that the article is not referring to Windows, but if it can be done for XBox, I would think that it could be done for a Windows machine also:

Xbox-Scene Tutorial: Adding Mod Chip Enable/Disable and BIOS Flash ROM Write Enable/Disable Switches To Your XBox

Corazon said:

lehnerus2000 said:

Some special procedure should be required for updating.
I've never liked the way, it's possible to update the BIOS from inside your OS.

Couldn't agree more - I've always wondered why they never implemented something as simple as a hardware switch (mountable on the back of the PC case and wired to the motherboard) that locks the BIOS flash chip against any software modifications to it.

Really just a simple read-only switch you'd have to physically flip before updating the BIOS.

Since that's rarely ever necessary, why leave the BIOS so vulnerable all the time?

Why did they never do a simple thing like this? Floppy disks had read-only sliders, and even SD cards still do.

Indeed, why is this not the case right now?