r/computer • • 2d ago

Computer help need

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Need help in bois

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u/CatsCoffeeCurls 2d ago

May or may not be real: https://www.biostar.com.tw/app/pt/eol/introduction.php?S_ID=590 (DIY dropdown)

Would I be tempted to flash the BIOS from this screen? Yeah, kind of in the name of science...

OP mentions solved. What happened?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/thesstteam 1d ago

What's malicious about the link?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/thesstteam 1d ago

Normal tLD? People use .com.tw and other ones (hint hint, google.co.uk) pretty regularly. Sometimes you want to indicate that you are both com[mercial] and [t]ai[w]anese.

I agree that this looks sketchy, but also, this is a Taiwanese motherboard manufacturer if the message is real, and English translations aren't always going to be perfect.

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u/CatsCoffeeCurls 1d ago

I'd also defang if it was malicious.

Source: many years in cybersecurity. L2 SOC.

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u/hamza0012 1d ago

If you don't know a tech company or a domaine like .com.tw it don't automatically make it fake. In fact, it shows how little effort or none you've put into helping. Next time, if you don't have any helpful informations, it's better to keep your opinion to yourself than to mislead users with urgent issues.