This is your BIOS speaking.  Please fix me. Your PC is broken

A critical BIOS vulnerability is leaving millions of PCs exposed to attacks that can execute before the operating system even loads. Security researchers have identified flaws in major motherboard manufacturers' firmware that allow attackers to deploy persistent malware undetectable by standard antivirus software. The discovery forces users to physically reflash their BIOS chips to remove infections, highlighting a fundamental weakness in PC security architecture.

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