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2027 RAM Capacity Has Reportedly Been Sold out (www.ign.com)
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[-] brem@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Also, If your motherboard installs something through a bios update, that has nothing to do with your OS. It comes before.

[-] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago

Please point out the bios deployed adware you are talking about, or I'll have to assume you're just talking from vibes.

[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago
[-] brem@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you, I'm too drunk to argue with this nerd ;)

[-] subignition@fedia.io 17 points 2 weeks ago

well, that article disagrees with you though. That "feature" is only going to do anything to Windows installations.

Also, OS doesn't matter if it's a bios update.

The ASUS UEFI firmware exposes an ACPI table to Windows 10, called "WPBT" or "Windows Platform Binary Table". WPBT is used in the pre-built OEM industry, and is referred to as "the Vendor's Rootkit." Put simply, it is a script that makes Windows copy data from the BIOS to the System32 folder on the machine and execute it during Windows startup - every single time the system is booted.

also, https://github.com/Jamesits/dropWPBT

[-] bilb@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Not to mention, it has nothing to do with having a new computer. But you know, they said they were drunk.

[-] potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

And this is all predicated on windows including this "feature". Like, yes, theoretically, malicious devices can manipulate parts of the broader system and fire off exploits. Such an exploit would be very big news though, it's not something vendors can get away with casually.

[-] Sludge@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 weeks ago

Nice cop out, because you clearly have no idea what you're talking about 🤣🤣🤣

[-] Dremor@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

That not how that shit is done.

The BIOS just take care of the basics, but Windows do have an API allowing the BIOS to ask for the installation of additional drivers. That process was abused (and continue to be) by multiple hardware vendors to install spywares or adwares.
Linux doesn't have that API, and just ignore such requests.

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