Hello Everybody
I am totally new for Linux and would like to ask a question that could be wired for some of you.
I have bought a hard disk from someone and as i mounted it in my PC and try to run Linux Ubuntu setup the hard disk has run and loaded Linux cinnamon which was installed in it from previous owner and asked me for a log in password.I turned the PC off and try to format the hard disk to install Linux Ubuntu on it but a question crossed my mind which is if this person is trying to hack my BIOS or my PC is it possible to do so just because his operating system has run in my PC? is there some automatic executed malware that could run it self even without log in to Linux operating system?
thank you in advance
I am totally new for Linux and would like to ask a question that could be wired for some of you.
I have bought a hard disk from someone and as i mounted it in my PC and try to run Linux Ubuntu setup the hard disk has run and loaded Linux cinnamon which was installed in it from previous owner and asked me for a log in password.I turned the PC off and try to format the hard disk to install Linux Ubuntu on it but a question crossed my mind which is if this person is trying to hack my BIOS or my PC is it possible to do so just because his operating system has run in my PC? is there some automatic executed malware that could run it self even without log in to Linux operating system?
thank you in advance