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> Scenario B: malware keeps reinfecting system 5 minutes after reboot. You remove the malware. Reboot. Your system is clean. ... for about 5 minutes. This is
by bostik 6y ago
> Scenario B: malware keeps reinfecting system 5 minutes after reboot. You remove the malware. Reboot. Your system is clean.
... for about 5 minutes.
This is very close to what happened with the Slammer worm.[0] It was in-memory only, spread like wildfire, and any unpatched systems were infected within minutes.
0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_Slammer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL_Slammer
- WalterBright 6y agoYou're still much worse off if you suspect the ROMs on your devices were corrupted.