Researchers discover first UEFI bootkit malware for Linuxbleepingcomputer.com 2 pointsRobinHirst111 year ago1 commentSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−D4Ha1yShouldn't it be better described as a GRUB trojan. Unlike true bootkits, which persist through OS reinstalls by exploiting firmware.This can be easily removed by reinstalling GRUB or the OS, making it less persistent and not a genuine bootkit.
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Shouldn't it be better described as a GRUB trojan. Unlike true bootkits, which persist through OS reinstalls by exploiting firmware.
This can be easily removed by reinstalling GRUB or the OS, making it less persistent and not a genuine bootkit.