Rare Windows UEFI bootkit malware offers attackers a path to cyber-espionage, researchers say. The bootkit, dubbed ESPecter, drops a fully featured backdoor on PCs and gains ultimate persistence by modifying the Windows Boot Manager. Its origins stretch back to 2012 and using Master Boot Record (MBR) modification as its persistence method. After that connection is made, attackers can commence downloading and running additional malware or executing various commands to take full control of the machine. Researchers arent sure yet how its distributed, but researchers aren’t sure yet.”]
Source: https://threatpost.com/especter-bootkit-malware-espionage/175366/