The Russian intelligence Agency secretly developed a New kind of malware, which is literally impossible to remove from the computer, writes the Daily Beast, referring to the report of the organization for ESET security Symposium Blue Hat.
As stated by the journal, the development of malware responsible hacker group Fancy Bear, As if associated with Russian intelligence. A new virus has developed on the basis of the spy code program proposed in 2015, another hacking group, Hacking Team." Russian Hackers " borrowed code and modified it, says the Daily Beast.
1st hint of this program was found in March of this year the app Absolute Lojack, which enables laptop owners to find out the location of the stolen device or remotely remove sensitive data. The hackers have copied a background process this application, which retains contact with its servers, did so to send data to the server of hackers.
As stated by the magazine, a new program called LoJax, rewrites the code stored in the computer chip UEFI, the small silicon block on the motherboard of a computer responsible for the supervision of loading and reloading of the apparatus. Its purpose is to preserve access to the computer when you reinstall the operating system or formatting the hard disk, which often helped in the battle against viruses.
in addition, As the magazine stresses, LoJax plays the role of a bodyguard for the virus found in the app Absolute Lojack. Each time you restart the hacked chip UEFI verifies that the virus still resides on your hard drive, and in the absence of reinstalls.
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