On 9/4/2011 7:14 AM, FromTheRafters wrote:
> "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.
>
>

When I bought my laptop a Lojack CD came with it, but I didn't feel
'right' about putting it on my laptop so it's still sitting in the
original pkg it came in.

--
Jenn
(posting from Thunderbird)