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LogoFAIL is a security vulnerability and exploit thereof that affects computer motherboard firmware with TianoCore EDK II, including Insyde Software's InsydeH2O modules and similar code in AMI and Phoenix firmware, which are commonly found on both Intel and AMD motherboards, and which enable loading of custom boot logos.
An InsydeH20 screen. The company's product portfolio includes InsydeH2O BIOS (Insyde Software's implementation of the Intel Platform Innovation Framework for UEFI/EFI [1]), BlinkBoot, a UEFI-based boot loader for enabling Internet of Things devices, [2] and Supervyse, which is a full-featured systems management/BMC firmware for providing out-of-band remote management for server computers.
Adware is also a problem on the Mac, with software like Genieo, which was released in 2009, inserting ads into webpages and changing users' homepage and search engine. Malware has also been spread on Macs through Microsoft Word macros. MacOS, known for its robust security, has faced evolving challenges regarding malware over time.
The third BIOS virus was a technique presented by John Heasman, principal security consultant for UK-based Next-Generation Security Software. In 2006, at the Black Hat Security Conference, he showed how to elevate privileges and read physical memory, using malicious procedures that replaced normal ACPI functions stored in flash memory.
BadBIOS is alleged malware described by network security researcher Dragos Ruiu in October 2013 [1] [2] with the ability to communicate between instances of itself across air gaps using ultrasonic communication between a computer's speakers and microphone. [3] [2] To date, there have been no proven occurrences of this malware.
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The software is available for download for a free 30-day trial, [29] and is available for purchase for a complete license. On March 7, 2018, American Megatrends officially announced that it ceased development of DuOS-M. [ 26 ] [ 30 ] No further updates were being released at this time, including bug fixes and security patches.
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