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Title: Malware installation occurring during manufacture - Microsoft
Post by: pctech on Sep 13, 2012, 16:58:51
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-19585433

Title: Re: Malware installation occurring during manufacture - Microsoft
Post by: Rik on Sep 13, 2012, 17:02:08
Hasn't this happened before?
Title: Re: Malware installation occurring during manufacture - Microsoft
Post by: pctech on Sep 13, 2012, 17:44:13
Probably, I gather with 8 licence keys are being distributed electronically to manufacturers, I wonder how long it'll be before MS insists that instead of connecting to a preinstallation server new machines are connected to a network with a VPN link direct to Redmond and use PXE to download the image directly from Redmond's servers?

Title: Re: Malware installation occurring during manufacture - Microsoft
Post by: JB on Sep 14, 2012, 11:52:24
Even though it doesn't save much dosh, I'm glad I build all my machines and install the OS myself.

The world is becoming a dangerous place, computer wise.
Title: Re: Malware installation occurring during manufacture - Microsoft
Post by: Technical Ben on Sep 14, 2012, 13:36:09
That's nothing. One PC/Laptop company in America uses it's own backdoor installed in the BIOS. It's near enough impossible to remove. So either the company (do you trust it's staff?), or a savy hacker, has a access to a lot of laptops.  :slap:
Title: Re: Malware installation occurring during manufacture - Microsoft
Post by: pctech on Sep 14, 2012, 17:05:51
Quote from: JB on Sep 14, 2012, 11:52:24
Even though it doesn't save much dosh, I'm glad I build all my machines and install the OS myself.

The world is becoming a dangerous place, computer wise.


<sarcasm>
Never mind JB, the cloud will save the humble computer user, just pay up and trust it </sarcasm>

Title: Re: Malware installation occurring during manufacture - Microsoft
Post by: JB on Sep 15, 2012, 09:13:25
Quote from: pctech on Sep 14, 2012, 17:05:51
<sarcasm>
Never mind JB, the cloud will save the humble computer user, just pay up and trust it </sarcasm>

BFG.