Why don't you load it up. study it and report back here the results?

IOW answer you own questions and educate the masses at the same time.


"~BD~" <~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message
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If I have understood correctly, when the LoJack software is loaded onto
a computer (from a CD/DVD) somehow or other, an alteration is made to
the BIOS chip. In turn, this results in a situation whereby even if the
hard drive is wiped clean, the product survives and can still call home.

Now, if LoJack can do this, as I've intimated in the past, why cannot a
specifically crafted *malware* do exactly the same thing if it was
planted on a CD/DVD which a user deliberately 'loaded' for a specific
purpose? For example, a CD used to install drivers for a printer or,
perhaps, a CD ordered by post to install Windows XP SP2?

Serious question.