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Team Security on UEFI malware

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https://twitter.com/security_de/status/817428032336052225

Team Security has an article on firmware malware, focusing on UEFI-centric malware, with many references to VirusTotal.com-based images.

[…]”We would like to specially thank Teddy Reed, developer of the UEFI firmware python parser, he has been instrumental in helping us overcome our ignorance about BIOS, UEFI, and its ecosystem.”

https://tsecurity.de/de/109335/IT-Security/Malware-Trojaner-Viren/Putting-the-spotlight-on-firmware-malware/

VirusTotal now targets firmware

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http://blog.virustotal.com/2016/01/putting-spotlight-on-firmware-malware_27.html

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3027433/security/googles-virustotal-now-picks-out-suspicious-firmware.html

In related news, Teddy Reed’s UEFI Firmware Parser has been recently updated:

https://github.com/theopolis/uefi-firmware-parser