OT: I know some of us are IT guys...

[phantasm]

...so I figured I would post this up. There is apparently an issue with some of the firmware on Dell Poweredge servers. It appears that it is loaded with malware. Check it out:

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2010/07/pc-giant-warns-of-hardware-tro.html

 

[W54/XM-388]

Re: OT: I know some of us are IT guys...

Could make for an interesting conspiracy theory…
Server motherboards made in China, come loaded with spyware designed to steal your business secrets.
Or it just could be a random accident.

 

[sharac]

Re: OT: I know some of us are IT guys...

Not unusual i'm pretty sure that their Drac (or any other manufacturer) cards have backdoors and there is plenty of them built in and available to certain official or even unofficial agencies...

And now cometh clouds etc... a big joke actually...

 

[teknikallysekure]

Re: OT: I know some of us are IT guys...

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: W54/XM-388</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Could make for an interesting conspiracy theory…
Server motherboards made in China, come loaded with spyware designed to steal your business secrets.
Or it just could be a random accident. </div></div>

I guess if you want to make a conspiracy out of common retarded corporate practices.

Dell servers are overrated anyways I'm over blades we rock IBM and HP all the way nowadays.

 

[Red_SC]

Re: OT: I know some of us are IT guys...

We run HP servers here, too. Probably no better, though.

 

[Ren]

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The worm was discovered in flash storage on the motherboard during Dell testing. The malware does not reside in the firmware.

Ummm... a little contradicting.

If its in flash storage is it just sitting on a chip and not executing.... to me that says firmware...ie.. flashstorage.

 

[Guest]

Re: OT: I know some of us are IT guys...

I was reading about this the other day.
Also saw the one about the infected Fuji Film Kiosk.

 

[ArcticLight]

Re: OT: I know some of us are IT guys...

You want to see something scary - this was PREDICTED years ago IN A FICTIONAL BOOK.

Decent book- I named a piece of my software after this:

SPYDER WEB