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Malware uses obscure Intel CPU feature to steal data and avoid firewalls

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    Kent Sharkey
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    Bleeping Computer[^]:

    Microsoft's security team has come across a malware family that uses Intel's Active Management Technology (AMT) Serial-over-LAN (SOL) interface as a file transfer tool.

    "Obscure Intel CPU Feature" is my new band's name

    "The good news is that Intel AMT SOL comes disabled by default on all Intel CPUs, meaning the PC owner or the local systems administrator has to enable this feature by hand." Well, all-righty then. Never mind.

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      Bleeping Computer[^]:

      Microsoft's security team has come across a malware family that uses Intel's Active Management Technology (AMT) Serial-over-LAN (SOL) interface as a file transfer tool.

      "Obscure Intel CPU Feature" is my new band's name

      "The good news is that Intel AMT SOL comes disabled by default on all Intel CPUs, meaning the PC owner or the local systems administrator has to enable this feature by hand." Well, all-righty then. Never mind.

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      ledtech3
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      Oh, so another one that only works under a full moon after tossing a Porcupine over your left shoulder and then chant a "Certain word" 4 times ?

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        Bleeping Computer[^]:

        Microsoft's security team has come across a malware family that uses Intel's Active Management Technology (AMT) Serial-over-LAN (SOL) interface as a file transfer tool.

        "Obscure Intel CPU Feature" is my new band's name

        "The good news is that Intel AMT SOL comes disabled by default on all Intel CPUs, meaning the PC owner or the local systems administrator has to enable this feature by hand." Well, all-righty then. Never mind.

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        Frank Alviani
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        Hmmm - a different expansion for SOL than occurred to me.

        'PLAN' is NOT one of those four-letter words.
        'When money talks, nobody listens to the customer anymore.'

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