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Malware Now Hiding In Graphics Cards

Posted by timothy on from the batteries-graphics-cards-and-lcd-screens dept.

mask.of.sanity writes "Researchers are closing in on a means to detect previously undetectable stealthy malware that resides in peripherals like graphics and network cards. The malware was developed by the same researchers and targeted host runtime memory using direct memory access provided to hardware devices. They said the malware was a 'highly critical threat to system security and integrity' and could not be detected by any operating system."

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  1. Cook out the bugs by SpaceManFlip · · Score: 5, Funny
    No worries, the malware will all get cooked out while I'm overclocking the GPU. Frequently I get driver crashes while it's OC'd, and sometimes the DX11 game will dump out completely, and other times it even causes artifacts in the game while I'm cooking it up over 85 C

    So yeah, not too worried about the malware. Fever immunity FTW

    1. Re:Cook out the bugs by slashmydots · · Score: 4, Funny

      Just make sure you're doing it correctly. The USDA recommends overclocking by at least 10% for 60 seconds or more to eliminate all strains of viruses.

  2. Re:Well... by slashmydots · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're right. Some of the crappier manufacturer's card firmware flashes basically are malicious attacks on the card that shuts them down instantly, lol.