On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 5:43 AM, Andrei POPESCU <andreimpope...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mi, 06 iun 12, 13:04:50, Kelly Clowers wrote: >> >> I sincerely doubt it. Although I guess it depends on what you mean by >> "via the network". Worms that infect like SQL Slammer are relatively >> rare, AFAIK most malware get in via drive-by downloads, or intentional >> installation of programs that are infected. Those are user issues and >> browser issues (though local OS exploits may be used after the >> browser security is bypassed). Though these get delivered by the >> network, it isn't the same as vulnerabilities in, say, the TCP/IP >> stack, or a vulnerable OS daemon/service. > > But still, those attacks wouldn't be prevented by Secure Boot, so Nate's > argument (Secure Boot won't improve Windows security) still stands.
Did everyone miss this link [1] that was posted by MG in his blog post?! Simply because viruses/malware/etc have been introduced historically through the network doesn't mean that the firmware isn't a target now or won't be in the future. That Microsoft's leveraging a (potential) solution to this problem to make our lives difficult isn't surprising... 1. http://blog.webroot.com/2011/09/13/mebromi-the-first-bios-rootkit-in-the-wild/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAOdo=Sww2+H=rve5w7fohlaeh9x6c73mv30fst3khrvhb1h...@mail.gmail.com
