Check if your motherboard is on new Gigabyte malware list

Hackers are at all times looking out for brand spanking new methods to get into your system and wreak havoc by downloading malware, putting in crypto-mining packages, or including different nefarious nasties to your pc. Sadly, Gigabyte have made their job simpler for them by making a backdoor for hackers to get into gaming PC and run amok. Oops!

One in style methodology hackers exploit of their marketing campaign of evil is to cache dodgy packages in your UEFI firmware. Firmware tells your rig tips on how to load its working system, similar to Windows 11, making it an amazing place to start out should you’re seeking to trigger most harm to somebody’s PC.

Cybersecurity agency Eclypsium “started detecting suspected backdoor-like conduct inside Gigabyte techniques within the wild.” In different phrases, it appeared like one thing, or somebody, was in these techniques who shouldn’t have been: hackers. It seems Gigabyte has added a characteristic to its motherboards that initiates an replace program on restart and goes on to obtain and execute additional software program. It retains all of the firmware up-to-date, principally.

However Eclypsium claims insecurities on this characteristic enable hackers to hijack it for their very own makes use of: particularly, to put in malware. And since this all goes on outdoors the working system, you most likely received’t even realize it’s taking place. In complete, it looks like 271 fashions are affected, so be sure to verify the checklist to search out out whether or not you’re in danger.

Right here’s the complete checklist of affected motherboards:

• A520-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
• A520-AORUS-ELITE-rev-11
• A520I-AC-rev-1x
• A520M-DS3H-AC-rev-1x
• A520M-DS3H-rev-1x
• A520M-DS3H-V2-rev-10
• A520M-H-rev-1x
• A520M-Okay-rev-10
• A520M-Okay-V2-rev-10
• A520M-S2H-rev-1x
• A620M-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10
• A620M-GAMING-X-rev-10
• B360M-DS3H-rev-10
• B365-HD3-rev-10
• B365M-DS3H-rev-10
• B450-AORUS-Elite-V2-rev-1x
• B450-AORUS-M-rev-1x
• B450-Gaming-X-rev-1x
• B450M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-1x
• B450M-DS3H-rev-1x
• B450M-DS3H-V2-rev-1x
• B450M-DS3H-WIFI-rev-1x
• B450M-GAMING-rev-1x
• B450M-H-rev-1x
• B450M-Okay-rev-10
• B450M-S2H-rev-1x
• B460-AORUS-PRO-AC-rev-10
• B460-HD3-rev-10
• B460M-AORUS-PRO-rev-10
• B460M-D2V-rev-10
• B460M-D3H-rev-10
• B460M-DS3H-AC-rev-1x
• B460M-DS3H-rev-10
• B460M-GAMING-HD-rev-10
• B460M-POWER-rev-10
• B550-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
• B550-AORUS-ELITE-AX-V2-rev-12
• B550-AORUS-ELITE-AX-V2-rev-12-13
• B550-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
• B550-AORUS-ELITE-V2-rev-12
• B550-GAMING-X-V2-rev-10-11-12
• B550-GAMING-X-V2-rev-13
• B550-GAMING-X-V2-rev-14
• B550-Gaming-X-V2-rev-1x
• B550-UD-AC-rev-10-11
• B550-UD-AC-rev-12
• B550I-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
• B550I-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-11
• B550I-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-12
• B550M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-13
• B550M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10-11-12
• B550M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-13
• B550M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-1x
• B550M-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
• B550M-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-11
• B550M-AORUS-PRO-P-rev-10
• B550M-AORUS-PRO-P-rev-11
• B550M-AORUS-PRO-P-rev-12
• B550M-AORUS-PRO-rev-10
• B550M-DS3H-AC-rev-10-11-12-13
• B550M-DS3H-AC-rev-10-11-12-13-14
• B550M-DS3H-AC-rev-14
• B550M-DS3H-AC-rev-15-16
• B550M-DS3H-AC-rev-1x
• B550M-DS3H-rev-10-11-12-13
• B550M-DS3H-rev-14
• B550M-DS3H-rev-15
• B550M-DS3H-rev-1x
• B550M-GAMING-rev-1x
• B550M-Okay-rev-10
• B550M-S2H-rev-1x
• B560-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
• B560-HD3-rev-1x
• B560I-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
• B560M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-1x
• B560M-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-1x
• B560M-AORUS-PRO-rev-1x
• B560M-D2V-rev-1x
• B560M-D3H-rev-1x
• B560M-DS3H-AC-rev-1x
• B560M-DS3H-PLUS-rev-10
• B560M-DS3H-V2-rev-10
• B560M-GAMING-HD-rev-1x
• B560M-H-rev-1x
• B560M-H-V2-rev-10
• B560M-POWER-rev-1x
• B650-AERO-G-rev-10
• B650-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-1x
• B650-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
• B650-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-1x
• B650-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10-11
• B650-GAMING-X-AX-rev-1x
• B650-GAMING-X-rev-10
• B650-GAMING-X-rev-10-11
• B650E-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10
• B650E-AORUS-TACHYON-rev-10
• B650I-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10
• B650M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-1x
• B650M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
• B650M-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-1x
• B650M-C-rev-10
• B650M-DS3H-rev-10
• B650M-GAMING-X-AX-rev-1x
• B650M-Okay-rev-10
• B660-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• B660-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
• B660-AORUS-MASTER-DDR4-rev-10
• B660-AORUS-MASTER-DDR4-rev-1x
• B660-AORUS-MASTER-rev-1x
• B660-DS3H-AC-DDR4-rev-10
• B660-DS3H-AC-DDR4-rev-10-12
• B660-DS3H-AC-DDR4-rev-11
• B660-DS3H-AC-rev-10
• B660-DS3H-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• B660-DS3H-AX-DDR4-rev-10-11
• B660-DS3H-DDR4-rev-10
• B660-DS3H-DDR4-rev-10-11
• B660-GAMING-X-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• B660-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10
• B660-GAMING-X-rev-10
• B660I-AORUS-PRO-DDR4-rev-1x
• B660M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• B660M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev1x
• B660M-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
• B660M-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-1x
• B660M-AORUS-PRO-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
• B660M-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-1x
• B660M-AORUS-PRO-DDR4-rev-10
• B660M-AORUS-PRO-rev-10
• B660M-D2H-DDR4-rev-10
• B660M-D3H-DDR4-rev-10
• B660M-DS3H-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
• B660M-DS3H-DDR4-rev-10
• B660M-GAMING-AC-DDR4-rev-10
• B660M-GAMING-AC-DDR4-rev-1x
• B660M-GAMING-AC-rev-10
• B660M-GAMING-DDR4-rev-10
• B660M-GAMING-X-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
• B660M-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10
• B660M-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10
• B660M-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-1x
• B660M-GAMING-X-rev-10
• B660M-POWER-DDR4-rev-10
• B760-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• B760-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
• B760-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
• B760-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
• B760-AORUS-MASTER-DDR4-rev-10
• B760-DS3H-AC-DDR4-rev-10
• B760-DS3H-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• B760-DS3H-AX-rev-1x
• B760-DS3H-DDR4-rev-10
• B760-DS3H-rev-10
• B760-GAMING-X-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• B760-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10
• B760-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10
• B760-GAMING-X-rev-10
• B760I-AORUS-PRO-DDR4-rev-10
• B760I-AORUS-PRO-rev-10
• B760M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• B760M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
• B760M-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
• B760M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
• B760M-AORUS-PRO-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• B760M-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
• B760M-AORUS-PRO-DDR4-rev-10
• B760M-AORUS-PRO-rev-10
• B760M-C-rev-10
• B760M-D2H-DDR4-rev-10
• B760M-D2H-rev-10
• B760M-D3H-DDR4-rev-10
• B760M-DS3H-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
• B760M-DS3H-AX-rev-1x
• B760M-DS3H-DDR4-rev-10
• B760M-DS3H-rev-10
• B760M-GAMING-AC-DDR4-rev-10
• B760M-GAMING-AC-rev-10
• B760M-GAMING-DDR4-rev-10
• B760M-GAMING-rev-10
• B760M-GAMING-X-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
• B760M-GAMING-X-AX-rev-1x
• B760M-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10
• B760M-GAMING-X-rev-10
• B760M-POWER-DDR4-rev-10
• B760M-POWER-rev-10
• GA-B560M-D3P-rev-10
• H410M-DS2V-rev-10
• H410M-DS2V-V2-rev-10
• H410M-DS2V-V2-rev-11
• H410M-DS2V-V3-rev-10
• H410M-DS2V-V3-rev-11-13
• H410M-H-rev-1x
• H410M-H-V2-rev-10
• H410M-H-V2-rev-11-12-13-14-16
• H410M-H-V2-rev-11-13-14
• H410M-H-V2-rev-17
• H410M-H-V3-rev-10
• H410M-H-V3-rev-10-12
• H410M-H-V3-rev-11-13
• H410M-HD3P-rev-1x
• H410M-Okay-rev-10
• H410M-S2-rev-1x
• H410M-S2-V2-rev-10
• H410M-S2-V2-rev-11-12-13-14-16
• H410M-S2-V2-rev-11-13-14
• H410M-S2-V2-rev-17
• H410M-S2-V3-rev-10
• H410M-S2-V3-rev-10-12
• H410M-S2-V3-rev-11-13
• H410M-S2H-rev-1x
• H410M-S2H-V2-rev-10
• H410M-S2H-V2-rev-11
• H410M-S2H-V2-rev-11-12-13-14-16
• H410M-S2H-V3-rev-10
• H410M-S2H-V3-rev-10-12
• H410M-S2H-V3-rev-11-13
• H470M-H-rev-10
• H470M-Okay-rev-10
• H510M-DS2-rev-10
• H510M-DS2-rev-10-11
• H510M-DS2V-rev-10-12
• H510M-DS2V-rev-10-12-15
• H510M-DS2V-rev-13
• H510M-DS2V-rev-13-16
• H510M-H-rev-10-11
• H510M-H-rev-10-11-15
• H510M-H-rev-13
• H510M-H-rev-13-16
• H510M-H-rev-17
• H510M-Okay-rev-10
• H510M-Okay-rev-11
• H510M-S2-rev-10-11-12
• H510M-S2-rev-13
• H510M-S2H-rev-10
• H510M-S2H-V2-rev-10
• H510M-S2H-V2-rev-11
• H510M-S2H-V2-rev-13
• H510M-S2P-rev-10
• H510M-S2P-rev-10-12
• H610I-DDR4-rev-10
• H610M-H-DDR4-rev-10
• H610M-H-DDR4-rev-11
• H610M-H-DDR4-rev-11-13
• H610M-H-DDR4-rev-12
• H610M-H-rev-10
• H610M-H-V2-DDR4-rev-10
• H610M-HD3P-rev-10
• H610M-HD3P-rev-20
• H610M-Okay-DDR4-rev-10
• H610M-S2-DDR4-rev-10
• H610M-S2-DDR4-rev-11
• H610M-S2-DDR4-rev-11-13
• H610M-S2-DDR4-rev-12
• H610M-S2-rev-10
• H610M-S2-V2-DDR4-rev-10
• H610M-S2H-DDR4-rev-10
• H610M-S2H-DDR4-rev-11
• H610M-S2H-DDR4-rev-11-13
• H610M-S2H-DDR4-rev-12
• H610M-S2H-rev-10
• H610M-S2H-V2-DDR4-rev-10
• N4120I-H-rev-10
• N5105I-H-rev-10
• Q670M-D3H-DDR4-rev-10
• W480M-VISION-W-rev-10
• X570S-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-11
• X570S-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
• X570S-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10
• X570S-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
• X570S-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-11
• X570S-GAMING-X-rev-10
• X570S-UD-rev-10
• X570SI-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
• X570SI-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-11
• X670-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
• X670-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-11
• X670-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10
• X670E-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10
• X670E-AORUS-XTREME-rev-10
• Z590-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
• Z590-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
• Z590-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10
• Z590-AORUS-PRO-AX-rev-10
• Z590-AORUS-TACHYON-rev-10
• Z590-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10
• Z590-D-rev-10
• Z590-GAMING-X-rev-1x
• Z590-UD-AC-rev-1x
• Z590-UD-rev-10
• Z590I-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10
• Z690-AERO-D-rev-10
• Z690-AERO-D-rev-1x
• Z690-AERO-G-DDR4-rev-10
• Z690-AERO-G-DDR4-rev-1x
• Z690-AERO-G-rev-10
• Z690-AERO-G-rev-1x
• Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
• Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-V2-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-14
• Z690-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-1x
• Z690-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-1x
• Z690-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-V2-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-ELITE-STEALTH-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-MASTER-rev-1x
• Z690-AORUS-PRO-DDR4-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-PRO-DDR4-rev-1x
• Z690-AORUS-PRO-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-PRO-rev-1x
• Z690-AORUS-TACHYON-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-1x
• Z690-AORUS-XTREME-rev-10
• Z690-AORUS-XTREME-WATERFORCErev-10
• Z690-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-10
• Z690-GAMING-X-DDR4-rev-11
• Z690-GAMING-X-DDR4-V2-rev-10
• Z690-GAMING-X-rev-10
• Z690-GAMING-X-rev-10-11
• Z690-UD-AC-rev-10
• Z690-UD-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• Z690-UD-AX-DDR4-rev-1x
• Z690-UD-AX-DDR4-V2-rev-10
• Z690-UD-AX-rev-10
• Z690-UD-AX-rev-1x
• Z690-UD-DDR4-rev-10
• Z690-UD-DDR4-rev-1x
• Z690-UD-DDR4-V2-rev-10
• Z690-UD-rev-10
• Z690-UD-rev-1x
• Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-DDR4-rev-10
• Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-LITE-DDR4-rev-10
• Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-LITE-rev-10
• Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-PLUS-DDR4-rev-10
• Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-PLUS-rev-10
• Z690I-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10
• Z690M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• Z690M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev1x
• Z690M-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
• Z690M-DS3H-DDR4-rev-10
• Z790-AERO-G-rev-10
• Z790-AORUS-ELITE-AX-DDR4-rev-10
• Z790-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
• Z790-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-11
• Z790-AORUS-ELITE-DDR4-rev-10
• Z790-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10
• Z790-AORUS-ELITE-rev-11
• Z790-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10
• Z790-AORUS-TACHYON-rev-10
• Z790-AORUS-XTREME-rev-10
• Z790-D-DDR4-rev-10
• Z790-GAMING-X-AX-rev-10
• Z790-GAMING-X-AX-rev-1x
• Z790-GAMING-X-rev-10
• Z790-UD-AC-rev-10
• Z790-UD-AX-rev-10
• Z790-UD-rev-10
• Z790I-AORUS-ULTRA-rev-10
• Z790M-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10
• Z790M-AORUS-ELITE-rev-10

If all that speak of malware and viruses has received you within the temper to search for a brand new motherboard, we don’t blame you. In our information to the best gaming motherboard, we suggest the Gigabyte X570 Aorus Xtreme because the best AMD motherboard going. We all know what you’re considering: “aargh, Gigabyte! Aren’t they those you’ve spent this complete article warning us about?” Nicely, don’t fear. We’ve checked the checklist of affected fashions and it’s not on there.