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BootTrash Hijacks Your MBR – Daily Security Byte EP. 189

December 9, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Malware is already a pain in the neck to clean up, but it’s even worse if the malware includes a bootkit. Bootkits are becoming more popular in advanced malware targeting Windows systems. Today’s episode discusses a new bootkit called BootTrash, and how you might avoid it.

(Episode Runtime: 3:36)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2ef0p5av6I

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • Blog post covering Nemesis’s BootTrash bootkit – FireEye
  • Nemesis malware hijacks your MBR – Ars Technica

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: advanced threat, bootkit, Financial malware, FireEye, Hacking, Infosec news, Malware, Nemesis, Software vulnerabilities

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  1. Craig Byman says

    December 11, 2015 at 5:10 am

    Thx Max, see you next week.

    Craig

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