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How common is firmware malware that comes with pc hardware?
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<blockquote data-quote="gfgtkitkat34" data-source="post: 1112820" data-attributes="member: 116087"><p>So I assembled a new desktop a few months back and recently realized that not all components in that PC are from reputable brands. I made sure to buy a motherboard/power supply unit and, naturally, the CPU from a well-known brand, but because of my lack of awareness at the time, I decided to cheap out on the SSD (Lexar) and DDR4 RAM (Addlink). As far as I know, they both are lesser-known Chinese brands.</p><p></p><p>1. My question is, though, are there any security risks involving this less-known computer hardware except for premature death maybe?</p><p></p><p>2. Is firmware malware really a thing that regular consumers need to worry about?</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Thank you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gfgtkitkat34, post: 1112820, member: 116087"] So I assembled a new desktop a few months back and recently realized that not all components in that PC are from reputable brands. I made sure to buy a motherboard/power supply unit and, naturally, the CPU from a well-known brand, but because of my lack of awareness at the time, I decided to cheap out on the SSD (Lexar) and DDR4 RAM (Addlink). As far as I know, they both are lesser-known Chinese brands. 1. My question is, though, are there any security risks involving this less-known computer hardware except for premature death maybe? 2. Is firmware malware really a thing that regular consumers need to worry about? Thank you. [/QUOTE]
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