Well, this is Frikken depressing...

[danbeaver]

Here's one to add grist to the mill:
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/199614-nsa-gchq-colluded-to-steal-sim-encryption-keys-for-millions-of-phones-possibly-including-yours

[giZmo350]

Tad more grist.........
                          Lenovo Shipping PCs with Pre-Installed ‘Superfish Malware’ that Kills HTTPS...  Company defends deplorable

http://www.infowars.com/lenovo-shipping-pcs-with-pre-installed-superfish-malware-that-kills-https/

Although HP has been doing mostly the same for years....

[danbeaver]

Tad more grist.........
                          Lenovo Shipping PCs with Pre-Installed ‘Superfish Malware’ that Kills HTTPS...  Company defends deplorable

http://www.infowars.com/lenovo-shipping-pcs-with-pre-installed-superfish-malware-that-kills-https/

Although HP has been doing mostly the same for years....

Yeah, but there are instructions to remove it -- for those who can read.

[orange]

perhaps fiddling with hdd firmware could be useful, to 'unlock' unused platters for eg.

[danbeaver]

Unused?

[spacevoid8]

Anyone read this news?

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2884952/equation-cyberspies-use-unrivaled-nsastyle-techniques-to-hit-iran-russia.html

The ability for malware to start doing this type of thing makes me want to curl up in a ball with my trusty old VIC-20 and its datasette.

I realize that it's describing malware on the level of inter-country espionage, but this type of knowledge trickles down eventually.

Typical Kaspersky AD virus-article;) Don't believe the hype..

[danbeaver]

Typical Kaspersky AD virus-article;) Don't believe the hype..

Wow! On your second post!

[orange]

Unused?

yes, like CPU overclocking and such.
I doubt manufacturers always use all surfaces completely, looking at various capacities they have.

[slaapliedje]

yes, like CPU overclocking and such.
I doubt manufacturers always use all surfaces completely, looking at various capacities they have.

Much like how they chose long ago to use 1000, instead of 1024 for defining they're structure of sizes.  All this bull%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@! about gigabyte vs gibibyte.

So my question about this.  How can you NOT remove it?  if it's a firmware thing, wouldn't just flashing over the official firmware wipe it?

slaapliedje

[danbeaver]

Yes, kindly read the thread, vide supra, noting references (URL's)

[danbeaver]

yes, like CPU overclocking and such.
I doubt manufacturers always use all surfaces completely, looking at various capacities they have.

I'm sure there is a platter left unused on the Samsung 850 Evo!

[orange]

I'm sure there is a platter left unused on the Samsung 850 Evo!

ah, a joker :rolleyes:
but perhaps one could use reserved ('overprovisioned') space with a robust filesystem that can handle badblocks well.

[danbeaver]

Perhaps one could lose all of his data.

[danbeaver]

Here is another one:
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31587621

[ChuckT]

Much like how they chose long ago to use 1000, instead of 1024 for defining they're structure of sizes.  All this bull%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@!%&$#?@! about gigabyte vs gibibyte.

So my question about this.  How can you NOT remove it?  if it's a firmware thing, wouldn't just flashing over the official firmware wipe it?

slaapliedje

I'm sure it is undocumented and where would you get clean firmware?  You need it from the hardware company and they would just give you the undocumented stuff you tried to get rid of.

[danbeaver]

Yes, kindly read the thread, vide supra, noting references (URL's)

As stated