Am Dienstag, 30. August 2016 19:49:02 UTC+2 schrieb [email protected]:
> What would a BIOS exploit mean for QUBES users..?
> 
> 1. Can the BIOS directly access the network? For something like sending 
> keystrokes directly to the network card, bypassing QUBES OS..?
> 
> 2. Or does it just inject something into the OS upon boot, and then it's an 
> infected QUBES OS itself which transmits keystrokes?
> 
> 3. Or can keystrokes and data be stored in the BIOS for retrieval for 
> retrieval if someone has physical access to the computer?
> 
> 4. Or something else altogether?
> 
> I want to know as much about what a BIOS exploit could do for QUBES users.

Well, as far as I know, it would be 1+2+3+4.
If you have BIOS access, you have pretty much access to *everything*.

Thats the reason I decided myself against a DualBoot System with my new 
workstation. Still thinking about buying a new seperate computer for gaming, or 
using my really-really old one for this, because there is no chance in hell I 
boot something else beside Qubes on this machine.

-Fabian

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