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		dave4420 on July 14, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The six dumbest ideas in computer security (2005) Is reinstalling the OS enough? Isn’t there malware around that can store itself in the BIOS or something, and survive an OS reinstall?

Andrex on July 14, 2024 [–]

It would need to be a zero-day (or close to it), which means nation-state level sophistication.

You can decide for yourself whether to include that in your personal threat analysis.

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