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| PC hardware can pose rootkit threat PC hardware components can provide a way for hackers to sneak malicious code onto a computer, a security researcher warned Wednesday. Front Page
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2nd March, 2007, 03:51 PM
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| Like there weren't viruses storing themselves in video memory back in 1994. (Goldbug). There were also viruses (like CIH) that would erase the BIOS too...
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2nd March, 2007, 04:37 PM
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| There were also viruses that could be stored on your HDD even after a reformat and install. As soon as you booted, you were doomed.
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