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September 22, 2023 at 11:18 AM
Oblivion99

Malware using disabled network card and disabled Bluetooth?

by Oblivion99 . Updated 2 years, 8 months ago

Dear all

I have an offline laptop which I use to backup my data.

1.
I have disconnected the laptop from my own network.
I have turned off the wifi function in Windows.
I have disabled network card and Network adapters in device manager.

Does the following malware exist?
A malware that gives backdoor access to my laptop using the laptops own network card – while still showing in Windows that:
Wifi function is off
Network card and Network adapters are disabled in device manager
The laptop being offline

2.
I have turned off Bluetooth function in Windows
I have disabled Bluetooth in device manager.

Does the following malware exist?
A malware that gives backdoor access to my laptop using the laptops own Bluetooth hardware – while still showing in Windows that:
Bluetooth function is off
Bluetooth disabled in device manager

3.
Would it reguire exceptionel skill to create such a malware? Like NSA level?

Thank you

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