"Jenn" <me@fakee..mail.com> wrote in message news:j3uqkv$hp$1@dont-email.me...
> On 9/3/2011 6:10 PM, FromTheRafters wrote:
>> "G. Morgan"<G_Morgan@easy.com> wrote in message
>> news:bpa567htcc7gjh397mqavi9op949v96270@Osama-is-dead.net...
>>> Dustin wrote:
>>>
>>>> possibilities if the
>>>> lojack was tricked into thinking the worst by a malware file that
>>>> detected it's presence and took advantage.
>>>
>>> A new attack vector, suggest you?
>>>
>>> That would be a nasty one.
>>
>> More a payload than an attack vector. Like the old cryptovirology
>> angle, with a twist. You want your data back, pay me. Upon payment
>> I *might* just tell you how - and it involves LoJack and you getting a
>> root key of some sort from them - nothing to do with me at all, as it
>> wasn't *my* key being used.
>>
>>
> Would you put lojack on your laptop?

I believe my Toshiba Satellite already has the hardware support for
it; I probably would if thought my laptop was likely to be stolen. I don't
travel with it, it stays at home, so it's not that likely IMO.

I'm still unsure of the hardware aspect, but I really wouldn't bother
with the software/firmware version as it can be defeated anyway.
Generally, what can be done with software can be undone with
software. There's not much information about the hardware aspect
aside from marketing bull****.

Their Q & A states that it is persistent in spite of reformatting the
drive. It also says that it is persistent after reflashing the BIOS
firmware (because of a "healing" capability). It is not specifically
stated that it can survive *both* a reformat and a flashing. In other
words, if the "healing" of the BIOS reflashing is accomplished by
the software on the drive, and the persistence of the software is
accomplish by the code in the BIOS which phones home and
reloads the software, removing *both* defeats the whole scenario.
They are not clear about that, and in my experience with security
related program vendors, they are willing to let the buyer make
bad assumptions if it increases sales.