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mozart123:
Russian state-sponsored hackers appear to be using malware that can persist on Windows PCs even after the OS has been reinstalled.

Security firm ESET discovered the powerful malware, dubbed Lojax, infecting a victim's computer and suspects the malicious code came from the hacking group known as Fancy Bear.

The attack targeted the computer's UEFI, which stands for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, and is used to boot up the system. By re-writing the UEFI, the malware can persist inside the computer's flash memory, allowing it to survive operating system reinstalls and hard disk replacements.

Getting rid of the malware means going in and over-writing the flash storage's memory, "an operation not commonly done and certainly not by the typical user," ESET said in a blog post.


https://sea.pcmag.com/news/29623/russian-hackers-use-malware-that-can-survive-os-reinstalls

marzi:
^ayoko click yan baka may lojax e

robinonibor:
ahh simple.. flash the bios. before reinstall

marzi:

--- Quote from: robinonibor on December 23, 2019, 09:14:08 AM ---ahh simple.. flash the bios. before reinstall

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not everyone can do that. and with the majority of people using sealed systems like laptops and pre-built pcs, its easy for them to lose hope and find a costly solution(bumili ng bago). sama mo pa yung pag sinabihan mong need linisin yung buong pc including the files, aayaw agad kasi andun yung mga scandal pics and vids nila.

robinonibor:

--- Quote from: marzi on December 23, 2019, 10:33:34 AM ---not everyone can do that. and with the majority of people using sealed systems like laptops and pre-built pcs, its easy for them to lose hope and find a costly solution(bumili ng bago). sama mo pa yung pag sinabihan mong need linisin yung buong pc including the files, aayaw agad kasi andun yung mga scandal pics and vids nila.

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pag may nag papa reformat saken ng pc at ayaw ipabura yung laman ng files nila.
palagi ko sinasabi na may chance na hindi mawala yung virus kung "keep files" ang gagawin reformat.
windows xp pa lang nangyayare n yan

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