root kits in SMM mode

I'd been wondering for years when someone would set malware up to run
in systems management mode on x86 processors. Now someone has done it:

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/145703/hackers_find_a_new_place_to_hide_rootkits.html

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Perry E. Metzger perry@piermont.com

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