'BadBIOS' System-Hopping Malware Appears Unstoppable

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AJSB

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I dunno about Holly Water but i'm sure that 1 L of water in the PCs when they are running will cure the infection :p
 

kenneth22

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my friend's sister makes $86 an hour on the computer. She has been laid off for 8 months but last month her pay check was $17343 just working on the computer for a few hours. Continue........... www.pro43.com
 

poke01

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I wouldn't write this off as a hoax so quickly......might I refer you to the following articles....http://blog.erratasec.com/2013/10/badbios-features-explained.html , and http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/meet-badbios-the-mysterious-mac-and-pc-malware-that-jumps-airgaps/
 

jabliese

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This appears to be real. Mr. Honorof has made an understandable mistake, this is not spread through speakers, but 2 infected machines can communicate over speakers and a microphone, allowing a machine to actively thwart attempts to diagnose the PC, even though it is disconnected form the network.
 
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Anybody that believes anything in that article is a complete moron.
 
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