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Re: [Qemu-devel] BIOS and virus
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Fam Zheng |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] BIOS and virus |
Date: |
Mon, 11 Dec 2017 14:44:00 +0800 |
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On Mon, 12/11 00:46, microsoft gaofei wrote:
> QEMU depended on seabios by default . sudo pacman -S qemu ,sudo apt install
> qemu ,,that will auto-install seabios . So seabios is installed in my system
> , NOT a single file .
>
> https://thehackernews.com/2011/09/bios-based-virus-discovered-by-chinese.html
> What if I run BMW in QEMU ? Will it destroy seabios then affect other virtual
> machines ?
>
> https://www.coreboot.org/QEMU Do I have to prepare a single file to avoid
> the virus ? Since seabios is auto-installed by a distribution's package
> manager , NOT a single file .
The article says the bug infects Award BIOS only so I don't think there is a
problem with Seabios.
Fam