Re: Modern hw-killing virus feasible

[Syzop <syz () DDS NL>]

Robert Sandilands wrote:

> One processor have a way of doing software upgrades to it's
> "micro-code". That may also have interesting effects depending on your
> ability to recover from this as with the motherboards mentioned.

I remember you can upload microcode to a P2/P3/etc,
but after a reboot it's gone (volatile).
So at least ia32 ppl are safe (I don't know about ia64).
Do you know of any processors which you can 'flash' (or whatever
this upgrading of microcode is called) permanently?

    Syzop.