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The Kaspersky post focuses on the PC BIOS rootkit, these days they seem to have added "support" for smartphones and tablets, though it seems as far as Android is concerned, only Samsung is along for the ride.
Apple is not on the compatibility list. I am pretty sure Apple is not a "partner" like the link URL suggests. The web page only says they deliver App Store calibre solutions. That is a different sport than firmware "solutions".
I've always wondered how much cheaper the devices would be without such hardware functionality being built in. Surely a good portion of the cost is offset to the consumer for stuff they'd arguably not buy otherwise.
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Here's a 2014 analysis by Kaspersky of this rootkit: https://securelist.com/analysis/publications/58278/absolute-...
Here's Absolute Software's reply: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/02/17/kaspersky_computrace...
The Kaspersky post focuses on the PC BIOS rootkit, these days they seem to have added "support" for smartphones and tablets, though it seems as far as Android is concerned, only Samsung is along for the ride.
Microsoft and Samsung (Android) are on the "compatibility" list, Apple is not. Sounds about right.
https://www.absolute.com/en/partners/oem/apple
Apple is not on the compatibility list. I am pretty sure Apple is not a "partner" like the link URL suggests. The web page only says they deliver App Store calibre solutions. That is a different sport than firmware "solutions".
The MTM solution is not deployed via the App Store.
The MTM solution is probably distributed via the "enterprise" Apple Configurator.
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/IDEs/C...
The MTM client for iOS is not integrated at the system level like the Android client is.
I found this helpful reading: https://blog.coresecurity.com/2009/08/11/the-bios-embedded-a...
Gleefully awaiting the day when this is exploited by an attacker.
I've always wondered how much cheaper the devices would be without such hardware functionality being built in. Surely a good portion of the cost is offset to the consumer for stuff they'd arguably not buy otherwise.
Is this legal? Serious question.