David H. Lipman wrote:
> From: "David H. Lipman"<DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net>
>
> | From: "~BD~"<BoaterDave@hot.mail.co.uk>
>
> | FUD post !
>
> | There is NO malware that infects are resides within the; BIOS, Motherboard or
> | Video-card
> | EEPROM.
>
>
> That should have been...
> "...that infects or resides within..."
>
>
>
So now we are in a situation where someone (drdos) has posted
information on a well known technical forum saying one thing ....... and
Mr David H Lipman (whoever he may *really* be!) making a post on Usenet
groups claiming that the original poster is wrong.

Take a step outside the box, David.

How could anyone simply 'visiting' these groups have any notion of who
is actually telling the truth?

I am /inclined/ to believe what *you* say - but there is no supporting
evidence to that effect - is there?

Is it reasonable for readers to accept that, as you have made no
disparaging comment to the contrary, that "Most wiping, erasing,
formatting, and partitioning tools will not overwrite logical bad
sectors on the Disk, leaving the Rootkits and their accompanying payload
of malware behind and still active."?

If so, what action would one recommend one takes before reinstalling an
operating system on a previously used disk - Darik's Boot and Nuke?
http://download.cnet.com/Darik-s-Boo...-10151762.html

Or, maybe FDISK will do? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255867

Or does one simply assume that one's disk is Rootkit free and simply use
a Windows set-up disk and the in-built formatting facility?

--
Dave