VirusTotal service for online scanning of files for viruses, was acquired by Google in 2012. Now it can check not only suspicious files and links, but also codes BIOS or UEFI.
As the employee for information security, Francisco Santos, the introduction of viruses into the BIOS or UEFI dangerous because of it does not help even a complete reinstallation of the system and formatting the hard disk. Also, this level is not checked almost by any antivirus software.
It is important to note that in last year's scandal with Lenovo program that tracks user activity, located just in UEFI laptops and PC.
In the future, as stated Santos, VirusTotal will be able to dump the BIOS for further analysis antivirus systems service. Related Products :
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