johnwhelan
Well-known member
Gentle heads up. Some bright spark has created a method of compromising the UEFI boot to install malware. Basically the image is overwritten.
Because this happens before boot up it is extremely difficult to detect and Win 10 and 11 have no defence against it. Microsoft's UEFI Secure Boot implementation is just bypassed.
Apple and Dell are two companies that do not permit the UEFI image to be overwritten but for anything else including custom builds look for BIOS updates from the motherboard manufactures. Some will be more responsive to the threat than others. Blacklotus is another variant. Microsoft is expected to release improved protection in 2024.
So if you're running a Dell or an Apple computer this shouldn't affect you, anything else and you might want to think twice before doing internet banking etc.
Cheerio John
Because this happens before boot up it is extremely difficult to detect and Win 10 and 11 have no defence against it. Microsoft's UEFI Secure Boot implementation is just bypassed.
Apple and Dell are two companies that do not permit the UEFI image to be overwritten but for anything else including custom builds look for BIOS updates from the motherboard manufactures. Some will be more responsive to the threat than others. Blacklotus is another variant. Microsoft is expected to release improved protection in 2024.
So if you're running a Dell or an Apple computer this shouldn't affect you, anything else and you might want to think twice before doing internet banking etc.
Cheerio John