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What is the difference between official and unofficial firmware? Compiled on wrong computer?
by TheLoafOfBread 4y ago
What is the difference between official and unofficial firmware? Compiled on wrong computer?
- biorach 4y agoFrom what I've seen it's mostly firmware for older equipment that may no longer be available on he manufacturers' website, or firmware that was only made available to OEM's or enterprises. You often find this on obscure forums.
- fredoralive 4y agoI guess basically? I'd guess the security issue from such firmware would be someone offering L33t Ultra Kustom[1] firmware based on the leaked code that claims to do something people want (remove overclocking limits on lower end boards or whatever) but also slips in something like a SMM rootkit or whatever alongside it. Although it would be a rather narrow target profile, so I suspect it’s somewhat theoretical. MSI also has a bit of a support / PR issue if the L33t Ultra Kustom firmware didn't have a rootkit, but managed to somehow brick the hardware because some software / firmware restrictions are there for a reason. [1] You can tell, I'm really down with the kids.