"David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
newsp.v03yddzwa3w0dxdave@hodgins.homeip.net...
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:11:30 -0400, FromTheRafters <erratic.howard@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Would it only persist if it was reloaded with the same OS
>
> It's a rootkit in bios that will reinstall itself in any windows system.
>
> I don't know if it would damage a linux installation, or not. It
> definitely wouldn't work though.

That's one of the good things about Linux. When a Windows
system OS is identified you be be very sure that certain
programs are there. You can know what editors are being
used, what browser in most cases, even what library files
are there. With Linux, all you can be sure of is that there is
a penguin graphic somewhere. )