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Processor Assisted Virtualization



On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Jerry Feldman <gaf-mNDKBlG2WHs at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I had read that most BIOS's have it disabled by default.

which is a good thing - if it is enabled but not used, malware can use
it to 'lift' the existing OS and hide the root kit in hypervisor
status. so it should only be enabled just before installing a trusted
hypervisor

-- 
Bill
n1vux-WYrOkVUspZo at public.gmane.org bill.n1vux-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org






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