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Firmware Backdoor Discovered in Gigabyte Motherboards, 250+ Models Affected
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02-06-2023, 10:34 AM
May be useful to know:

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/gigaby...e-backdoor
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02-06-2023, 12:56 PM
Mine are all far too old to be affected!

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02-06-2023, 02:33 PM (This post was last modified: 02-06-2023, 02:33 PM by king1.)
I don't install any motherboard manufacturer software other than drivers, so i think i'm good...
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04-06-2023, 01:20 PM
"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.

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