It seems that GIGABYTE it can make the job difficult for hackers with no good intentions. Many of their motherboard models have software that runs every time you restart your computer. This software, included in the firmware of these affected boards, runs a program on the PC that allows you to control and download updates without the user knowing. The problem is that this software not very securely implantedallowing malicious people to install malware to access the system.
The affected plates more than 270 modelsare those that have support for processors Intel from the eighth to the current generationin the same way it happens with the motherboards for AMD processors from Zen 2 to the current Zen 4, including all chipsets available between these generations. The firm in charge of find this vulnerability, Eclypsiumthis working together with GIGABYTE to fix this problem, which will come in the form of Firmware update for the affected plates.
For now, the safest thing is disable app center download and install feature from UEFI of these GIGABYTE motherboards, as well as setting a password to access the BIOS. As soon as this new update is available, which is expected to take some time, too it is recommended to install it as soon as possible. You can check if your board is affected by consulting the model on this list.
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Juan Antonio Soto
I am a Computer Engineer and my specialty is automation and robotics. My passion for hardware began at the age of 14 when I gutted my first computer: a 386 DX 40 with 4MB of RAM and a 210MB hard drive. I continue to give free rein to my passion in the technical articles that I write at Geeknetic. I spend most of my free time playing video games, contemporary and retro, on the 20+ consoles I own, in addition to the PC.
