A new UEFI Secure Boot bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-7344 that affects a Microsoft-signed application could be exploited to deploy bootkits even if Secure Boot protection is active. The ...

I'm going to start this post by saying something that a lot of people will find surprising. There are a lot of things that I like about UEFI firmware and the UEFI boot process. I think it is an ...

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The BIOS (basic input/output system) firmware is being replaced by the UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) standard interface for PCs – designed to improve software interoperability and ...

The number of UEFI vulnerabilities discovered in recent years and the failures in patching them or revoking vulnerable binaries within a reasonable time window hasn’t gone unnoticed by threat actors.

Some signed third-party bootloaders for the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) could allow attackers to execute unauthorized code in an early stage of the boot process, before the operating ...

UEFI game runs during boot; navigate a tunnel to hit 'Boot!' to load your OS. Touch a wall, and the PC powers off, making ...

ESET Research has discovered HybridPetya, on the VirusTotal sample sharing platform. It is a copycat of the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware, adding the capability of compromising UEFI-based systems ...

Researchers on Wednesday announced a major cybersecurity find—the world’s first-known instance of real-world malware that can hijack a computer’s boot process even when Secure Boot and other advanced ...

Using the hardware key combinations. Use the Windows 10 Settings app. Use the Windows 11 Settings app. 1] Using the hardware key combinations Make sure that your Surface device is completely shut down ...