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Re: the end is nigh, smm exploit, rootkits, etc. all that fun


From: "Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:17:35 -0400

As I recall, SMM mode is only about as old as the pentium pro...

I'm sure it's changed a lot since then, but I'm positive the first form
of SMM came out in the 386SL. I wrote about it and, at the time, it was
all about power management. 

Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
http://security.eweek.com/
http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larry.seltzer () ziffdavisenterprise com



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