This is Childs play... Why not just fry the Flash! That is,
given that most if not all computers use FLASH BIOS these days.
I could visualize that a well crafted puppy (Trojan) (i think 20
to 40 bytes should do the trick) can be sent to the target
machine to erase/program the Flash to zip, keep Vpgm constant
until fried to a golden brown, or better yet, program it to play
that annoying Barney Song in beeps.
On 18 Jun 2003 at 17:56, Andr� Lu�s Quintaes Guimar�es wrote:
From: Andr� Lu�s Quintaes Guimar�es <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Steve Wray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
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Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Destroying PCs remotely?
Date sent: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 17:56:26 -0300
> Hmm, since kid I always thought interesting the idea of using apm
> to repeatedly turn on and off monitors and hard drives until they
> burn. Off course nowadays it would be kinda hard to suceed. I
> dont have much knoledge of the apm workings,any one knows if that
> would be possible? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve
> Wray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003
> 5:18 PM Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Destroying PCs remotely?
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>
> > Interesting topic though, is it possible to
> > *destroy* computers remotely at all?
> > Destroy the hardware, that is.
> >
> > In the case of a rack *full* of Dell servers,
> > I imagine that turning all the fans on full
> > power would generate enough thrust to push
> > the whole thing across the machine room floor...
> > :)
>
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