- Liittynyt
- 13.11.2018
- Viestejä
- 78
eclypsium : " Our follow-up analysis discovered that firmware in Gigabyte systems is dropping and executing a Windows native executable during the system startup process, and this executable then downloads and executes additional payloads insecurely.
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The “WpbtDxe.efi” module checks if the “APP Center Download & Install” feature has been enabled in the BIOS/UEFI Setup before installing the executable into the WPBT ACPI table. Although this setting appears to be disabled by default, it was enabled on the system we examined. "
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The “WpbtDxe.efi” module checks if the “APP Center Download & Install” feature has been enabled in the BIOS/UEFI Setup before installing the executable into the WPBT ACPI table. Although this setting appears to be disabled by default, it was enabled on the system we examined. "
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Millions of PC Motherboards Were Sold With a Firmware Backdoor
Hidden code in hundreds of models of Gigabyte motherboards invisibly and insecurely downloads programs—a feature ripe for abuse, researchers say.
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Supply Chain Risk from Gigabyte App Center Backdoor - Eclypsium | Supply Chain Security for the Modern Enterprise
Eclypsium Research discovers that Gigabyte motherboards have an embedded backdoor in their firmware, which drops a Windows executable that can download and execute additional payloads insecurely. The backdoor affects gaming PCs and high-end computers.
