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Hi All, Received this from a friend. Julian -------- Forwarded Message --------
So it can't be removed even by reformatting your hard drive... Apparently this was mandated by Microsoft... I always said that UEFI was a thoroughly bad concept as it allows individual OEMs (as well as hackers and spies) to install non-removable crapware. The bottom line is that you're much better off with old machines with a traditional BIOS. UEFI is just a hacker's paradise :( http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/08/12/lenovo_firmware_nasty/ Fortunately, this time it only affects systems running Windows 8 or above. Windows 7 and Linux are unaffected as the malware is run from the Windows stack, but they could have just as easily run it from the UEFI itself and then it would be cross-platform :( Lenovo have released an updated firmware patch that (allegedly) removes this. This seems to be a feature of Windows 8 OEM machines (desktops as well as laptops), not specific to Lenovo or HP (They were just the ones where it was discovered first) Not sure if it exists in the UEFI of OEM motherboards - that would seem unlikely, but you never know. -- All government snoopers have very small penises |
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