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A comprehensive forensic workflow for detecting persistent, deep-seated malware, such as bootkits and advanced rootkits. The analysis covers multiple layers, including boot sectors (MBR/VBR), UEFI firmware modules, and kernel memory forensics. It is essential for investigating sophisticated, nation-state level threats that evade standard anti-malware and EDR solutions.

A comprehensive tool suite designed to analyze firmware images from embedded devices, including routers, IoT endpoints, and critical system components like UEFI/BIOS. It facilitates deep security analysis by performing firmware extraction, filesystem integrity checks, binary reverse engineering, and sophisticated detection of bootkits, backdoors, and unauthorized modifications.

A deep dive toolset for forensic investigation of advanced persistent threats (APT) at the firmware level. It analyzes UEFI variable modifications, SPI flash implants, Secure Boot bypass techniques, and unauthorized components within the EFI System Partition (ESP). Utilizes tools like chipsec, flashrom, and YARA for comprehensive integrity verification.

CHIPSEC is an open-source framework designed to assess the low-level security configuration of x86 platform firmware and hardware. It verifies critical security controls such as SPI flash write protection, BIOS locks, SMM/SMRR configuration, and Secure Boot variable integrity. Users can run automated tests, dump SPI flash memories for forensics, and detect potential firmware implants that persist below the operating system layer.

A comprehensive security auditing tool designed to detect UEFI Secure Boot bypasses and advanced bootkits (like BlackLotus and Bootkitty). It verifies the Secure Boot state, checks the freshness of the dbx revocation list, and hashes EFI boot binaries against known-bad sets. Use this skill for auditing enterprise fleets after major bootkit advisories or for hunting pre-OS persistence on compromised endpoints.

This skill proactively hunts for advanced firmware threats, including UEFI bootkits (e.g., BlackLotus, ESPecter), residing in the EFI System Partition (ESP). It establishes a cryptographic baseline, verifies bootloader signatures, scans for out-of-band changes, and uses YARA rules to detect persistence mechanisms related to pre-OS compromise (MITRE ATT&CK T1542.003). Ideal for forensic investigations and security hardening.