Yes, completely. You can read the technical report here: https://securelist.com/files/2015/02/Equation_group_questions_and_answers.pdf https://securelist.com/fi

Yes, completely. You can read the technical report here: https://securelist.com/files/2015/02/Equation_group_questions_and_answers.pdf https://securelist.com/files/2015/02/Equation_group_question... The firmware malware is mainly to create hidden, unremovable, persistant space on the drive, and likely hijack the boot process. At that point it passes off to other malware.