The number of UEFI vulnerabilities discovered in recent years and the failures in patching them or revoking vulnerable binaries within a reasonable time window hasn’t gone unnoticed by threat actors.
Boot failure is a common issue that prevents proper PC startup. It can result from hardware malfunctions, corrupted system files, or boot configuration issues in Windows 11. A lot of users are unable ...
Researchers have uncovered "LogoFAIL," a set of critical vulnerabilities present in the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) ecosystem for PCs. Exploitation of the vulnerabilities nullify ...
Some signed third-party bootloaders for the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) could allow attackers to execute unauthorized code in an early stage of the boot process, before the operating ...
Researchers on Wednesday announced a major cybersecurity find—the world’s first-known instance of real-world malware that can hijack a computer’s boot process even when Secure Boot and other advanced ...
Company details how the new secure boot process will work, attempting to respond to those wondering if they'll still be able to dual-boot Linux. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and ...
3 Windows OS Loader %SystemRoot%\system32\winload.exe %SystemRoot%\system32\winload.efi 4 Windows NT OS Kernel %SystemRoot%\system32\ntoskrnl.exe 1] PreBoot: POST or ...