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Windows 8 Secure Boot Defeated

Posted by samzenpus on from the what-took-so-long? dept.

jhigh writes "An Austrian security researcher is scheduled to release the first 'bootkit' for Windows 8 at the upcoming MalCon in Mumbai. This exploit loads in the MBR and stays memory resident until Windows loads, resulting in root access to the system. This allegedly defeats the new secure boot features in Windows 8's bootloader."

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  1. Could open your system up to malware like Linux by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    But if the Windows bootloader integrity is compromised, we could all end up infected with Ubuntu, Debian, FreeBSD--god only knows what!

    Won't someone PLEASE think of the children?!?!?

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    1. Re:Could open your system up to malware like Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's what Edubuntu's for.

    2. Re:Could open your system up to malware like Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny
      Say what you like about Microsoft, but one thing you can't deny is that Microsoft uses reputation management software to create multiple fake social media profiles.

      Many of them are used to moderate and influence discussion in tech sites like Slashdot.

  2. Horray! by Tyrannosaur · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally a jailbreak for the desktop! I was tired of using locked-down hardware! I will now run a jailbroken desktop exclusively.

  3. Re:Secure boot is UEFI by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    >>I do doubt the integrity of the article ARS is using.

    Are you suggesting that ARS was compromised?

  4. From the "What took so long?" Department.... by apcullen · · Score: 5, Funny

    This would have been solved sooner if Modern Warfare 3 hadn't been released last week...

  5. Re:Secure boot is UEFI by Anomalyst · · Score: 5, Funny

    a security flaw in either the UEFI firmware or the Windows code could render it ineffective.

    Let's get real, what are the odds of a flaw in Windows code?

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  6. Re:Secure boot is UEFI by cvtan · · Score: 5, Funny

    No. They just got it ARS backwards.

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  7. Re:Maybe by hairyfeet · · Score: 4, Funny

    That you should buy a Mac?

    Sorry, but you know he walked right into that one, i just couldn't help it!

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  8. Re:Maybe by znerk · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does that mean the post should be moderated 'flamerbait'?

    Sorry, I couldn't help it either.

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