New rootkit technology

Whilst the concept is not new (remember "blue pill"?) this is a different approach:

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Security researchers have developed a new type of malicious rootkit software that hides itself in an obscure part of a computer's microprocessor, hidden from current antivirus products.
Called a System Management Mode (SMM) rootkit, the software runs in a protected part of a computer's memory that can be locked and rendered invisible to the operating system, but which can give attackers a picture of what's happening in a computer's memory.
The SMM rootkit comes with keylogging and communications

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Story is here:

http://www.cio.com/article/354913/BL..._Hide_Rootkits

Basically it means that current anti-malware applications cannot detect them :eek:

Great, just what we needed..

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"I don’t see it as a widespread threat, because it's very hardware-dependent," Sparks said. "You would see this in a targeted attack."

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Even if it is hardware dependent, does it matter which OS you use?
It did not mention any OS's in the article at all.