sup /g/, is it possible to install spyware that runs outside
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sup /g/,
is it possible to install spyware that runs outside the OS/before the OS boots and thus cannot monitor? If so, how likely do you think it is, that manufactured hardware already gets shipped in such a rigged state?
Discuss.
>>54994968
It's possible with modifying the BIOS or dicking around with GRUB, but it's hard. An easier solution is to utilize hardware USB dongles to capture keystrokes.
>>54994968
Check out rootkits, and tainted firmware
>>54995024
I've read about dropping binaries into the BIOS aswell but can this kind of stuff actually bypass a network sniffer?
also; sorry if I'm asking dumb questions, I'm just a front end web development javascript hipster
>>54995066
> I've read about dropping binaries into the BIOS aswell but can this kind of stuff actually bypass a network sniffer?
Heres an older exploit but a tainted bios could get away with doing something similar
https://youtu.be/lR0nh-TdpVg