VirusTotal has launched a new malware scanning engine that allows users to analyze their firmware images searching for malicious codes. The intent is to allow users to identify malicious firmware images. Users can extract the UEFI Portable Executables and use the service to analyze the image identifying potential Windows executables used to inject malicious code. VirusTotal: Malware deployed in the firmware can survive reboots, system wiping and reinstallations, and avoids antivirus scanning, which leads to persistent compromise on the infected machine.”]
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