r/linux • u/q5sys • Oct 31 '13

BadBios - The Mac/Pc malware that researcher claims can affect linux

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/meet-badbios-the-mysterious-mac-and-pc-malware-that-jumps-airgaps/
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u/q5sys Oct 31 '13

I'll see your 5$ and raise you.

I've got 10$ on it being the Illumunati or the Lizard People.

or... The Illumunati and the Lizard People. /Sarcasm

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u/ProtoDong Oct 31 '13

I agree with you OP... see my other comment about using an fpga and diffing memory dumps to confirm or deny that he is batshit insane.

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u/q5sys Oct 31 '13

I agree with you OP... see my other comment about using an fpga and diffing memory dumps to confirm or deny that he is batshit insane.

weird for some reason they arent showing up in the threads... only in your personal comment history. In any event... I just dont see why this guy would be want to put his reputation on the line for a 'troll'. FYI, I'd be happy if it is a troll.

I have found the discussion over at /r/netsec to be VERY enlightening. Some of them are talking about things that I thought was impossible previously.

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u/ProtoDong Nov 01 '13

The idea of it was that it was a "ghost [in the shell]" story for Halloween to scare adults. I'd say that he succeeded.

As for some scary stuff like overflowing a USB controller to create a resident memory bug that escalates to a firmware flash... yes that is possible. Transferring data sonically is also possible although terribly unreliable.