A BIOS-level rootkit attack, also known as a persistent BIOS attack, is an exploit in which the BIOS is flashed (updated) with malicious code. A BIOS rootkit is programming that enables remote ...

Before the BIOS was stored in firmware, which is updated online, a BIOS chip had to be manually replaced if new features were desired. See BIOS. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

A program used to edit hardware settings in the BIOS of a PC. On earlier PCs, users had to change a setting when a new drive was added, but auto-detect features were later added. Although some ...