Flashrom and BIOS rootkits

BIOS rootkits have been a major topic in the last few months and various people have claimed that such rootkits are impossible to detect, while others claim that detection is possible with the help of some side effects of the rootkits. This talk focuses on the history of BIOS rootkits, the current situation on the market, and on detecting rootkits and other undesirable modifications of the firmware in your computer, and finally on the ability (or lack thereof) to clean up any existing infection. The tools for such analysis and recovery are explained and there will be a small demo of the usage.