I am wondering can it infect hardware? Like computer hardware itself ? Or is that not possible ?
N ng4ever Level 17 Thread author Verified Feb 11, 2016 800 Jan 22, 2017 #1 I am wondering can it infect hardware? Like computer hardware itself ? Or is that not possible ? Reactions: Solarquest
Solarquest Moderator Verified Staff Member Malware Hunter Well-known Jul 22, 2014 2,525 Jan 22, 2017 #2 Malware can infect firmware of the hardware (bios, HD/Video/keyboard/USB etc firmware). Reactions: Zero Knowledge
Z Zero Knowledge Level 20 Verified Top Poster Content Creator Dec 2, 2016 998 Jan 22, 2017 #3 No. Zeus is very primitive malware now. It's about 15 years old now. It can't infect hardware. But there is out there malware/virus that can infect hardware. So it is possible. Unless your a target for a nation state your unlikely to be infected by such malware.
No. Zeus is very primitive malware now. It's about 15 years old now. It can't infect hardware. But there is out there malware/virus that can infect hardware. So it is possible. Unless your a target for a nation state your unlikely to be infected by such malware.
Bryan Lam Level 3 Verified Well-known Apr 19, 2015 130 Jan 29, 2017 #4 It's virtually impossible to find copies of that type of malicious software on the clear web.