Questions tagged [firmware]
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Highly suspicious System.Map (5.14.21-150500.55.68) - Linux compromised? [migrated]
I'm running the 5.14.21-150500.55.68 x86_64 kernel on OpenSuSe Leap 15.5. I have over 20 years of experience with many different distros, but I always come back to OpenSuSe for several reasons. I have ...
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GPU Firmware Infections through AUTOMATIC1111 (StableDiffuision)?
I would like to ask a question about a strange incident that occurred as a result of using the StableDiffusion tool AUTOMATIC1111 (https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/).
Here's what happened: I used the ...
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How is the authenticity and integrity of the various chips inside laptops and mobile phones ensured by their vendors?
Modern laptops and mobile phone platforms are built around a main, beefy SoC, which generally supports Secure Boot for its firmware and also has a unique hardware identity that is used to attest to a ...
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How many parts of an average laptop can be compromised? and how to confirm they are not?
The majority of virus/malware is stored and persists on the hard drive, Therefore by formatting the hard drive or re-installing the operating system, the virus is removed.
However, the average laptop ...
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Gmail app on Android can't send messages since months
I've got the issue that the Gmail app on Android (OnePlus One device) is unable to send messages (it stays in Outbox instead of Sent). Once in the past, I've solved this by clearing the Gmail app ...
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Risk of spyware with proprietary firmware packages on Linux, even after removing them?
When I installed Debian 12 LXQt ISO with the graphical install, it installed many proprietary firmware packages that were not needed and without my consent.
Is it possible that proprietary firmware ...
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Secure Boot: Can Firmware verify every component?
As far as I've seen, the Secure Boot process is described like so: A firmware stored in read-only memory and therefore considered secure starts. It verifies the next software component (e.g. a ...
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Different types of USB charger attacks that work on Android phones
I'm wondering about different types of malicious USB charger attacks that work on Android devices when USB debugging option is disabled and if the USB option is set to "charge only".
I'm not ...
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What is the current risk regarding hyper-threading?
We are around four years after ZombieLoad.
We had multiple Microcode and OS mitigation patches.
Is enabling hyper-threading still bad practice if firmware, microcode and OS patches for your system are ...
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Can rootkit spread through ATA interface?
I have connected a hard disk containing bootable Windows to a system confirmed to have a rootkit and attached that disk to a couple of other systems through SATA. I'm wondering (It's kind of been ...
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How do you detect attacks on Intel ME firmware and the AMD equivalent?
Since there are quite a few exploits of Intel ME firmware in the CPU (same applies to AMD), I would like to know what SIEM solutions are there for detecting these kinds of attacks.
To be more exact, I ...
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How to tell if a mouse/keyboard doesn't have on-board memory?
How to tell if a mouse/keyboard doesn't have accessible on-board memory? I know if it has: there are tells like custom macro buttons for example, and I was told by A4tech support: if a mouse doesn't ...
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Could the USB-Receiver of a wireless mouse/keyboard be a security risk?
I bought a wireless keyboard and mouse from a no-name brand (made in China) with a USB receiver. I'm currently wondering if the USB receiver could be compromised in a way, that my computer could get ...
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For someone who deals with dangerous files and websites frequently what is the way to avoid getting infected by spyware/virus permanently?
For someone who deals with dangerous files and websites frequently or even for the general user what is the way to avoid getting infected by spyware/virus permanently?
I am looking to buy a new laptop ...
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Should I worry about compromised firmware when reinstalling an OS?
I have a machine that I suspect to be compromised and am installing a new OS from a usb. I know that there have been cases of malware surviving this, and even BIOS-reflashing, and something about the ...
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