Author Topic: Microsoft has accidentally leaked its "golden key" to Secure Boot (Read 3962 times)

#Jeetlor · August 11, 2016, 04:01:20 AM

Quote from: McJob on August 11, 2016, 03:57:15 AM

The most basic jist I can give is this; for certain devices using a thing called "Secure Boot", there's no way to disable it and it prevents you from installing other operating systems, mainly because in the flawed world of Secure Boot, doing so would allow hackers to install bootkits/rootkits (nasty types of viruses) onto your system. Microsoft has essentially accidentally leaked the code needed to disable Secure Boot, and so hackers now essentially have free access to install rootkits on compatible systems, and it's rumoured that there's no way to permanently fix the issue completely.

Thanks I understand now.

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McJob · August 11, 2016, 04:05:30 AM

Quote from: #Jeetlor on August 11, 2016, 04:01:20 AM

Thanks I understand now.

Now, I'm sure Ipquarx or some other the guys will come around and touch up anything I got wrong; one thing to note is that this will only affect users who have Secure Boot enabled. This mainly affects users with locked-down hardware, so things like phones and tablets. It's actually kind of rare for desktops and laptops to be using Secure Boot as all the hardware components have to be approved and certified or else the PC won't boot.

So if you're using a Windows phone or tablet or other device, you might need to be careful, but everybody else should be fine.

Willymcmilly · August 11, 2016, 04:24:14 AM

Quote from: McJob on August 11, 2016, 03:57:15 AM

Don't even pull this stuff. Anybody without wool in their eyes knows what you were discussing.

You don't have to get upset with me. I was only talking about the ideal combination of operating systems for people who don't want to use a single less developed and secure OS. Yes, that includes windows 10, but that's also 8/8.1, and I never mentioned either within that post.

The Murderous Cop · August 11, 2016, 12:28:14 PM

Quote from: Acerblock on August 10, 2016, 10:39:44 PM

https://rol.im/securegoldenkeyboot/

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Tayasaurus · August 11, 2016, 01:12:33 PM

When did McJob get so sensitive about operating systems lol

Ipquarx · August 11, 2016, 01:14:22 PM

Just to clear up a little confusion, this means that Win10/8/8.1 is equally as secure to rootkits and related malware as Win7 is, not that Win7 is more secure.