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Firmware Backdoor Discovered in Gigabyte Motherboards, 250+ Models Affected - zqwerty - 02-06-2023

May be useful to know:

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gigabyte-motherboards-come-with-a-firmware-backdoor


RE: Firmware Backdoor Discovered in Gigabyte Motherboards, 250+ Models Affected - Agent_24 - 02-06-2023

Mine are all far too old to be affected!


RE: Firmware Backdoor Discovered in Gigabyte Motherboards, 250+ Models Affected - king1 - 02-06-2023

I don't install any motherboard manufacturer software other than drivers, so i think i'm good...


RE: Firmware Backdoor Discovered in Gigabyte Motherboards, 250+ Models Affected - piroska - 04-06-2023

"Have you ever noticed that after a clean Windows installation, a program pops up offering to download the latest driver or firmware for you?"

Well, no.