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This ‘invisible’ malware is nearly impossible to detect – Techradar Australia
Firmware bootkit malware is incredibly difficult to detect or remove, Kaspersky warns
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Kaspersky have discovered an advanced persistent threat (APT) espionage campaign that uses a rare form of malware that is incredibly difficult to detect and remove.
The malware, known as firmware bootkit, affects a computers Unified Extensive Firmware Interface (UEFI), which begins running before the operating system and other programs.
This means that any installed security solutions wont be up and running in time to detect it.
Although this particular form…
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