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You can't flash it or block it but it operates via a service it opens in Windows which doesn't work with Linux. At least Computrace on the Carbon X2 can't.

I bought this used laptop used from a company that went under, the IT of the company has the key to remote deactivate the rootkit but all that documentation. I couldn't care less tbh, there will never be a windows system again on this device.
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Change this if you want 1y ago

Got it, so then I shouldn’t care about it.

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Rico 1y ago

Looks like Absolute Persistence is only active through Windows as well, like Computrace. Ijust searched for it but couldn't find documentation of it being able to operate through Linux. Have a look for yourself to make sure and if you can't find anything, there's no need to worry.

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Dimi 1y ago

It can be installed on linux manually, but the persistence doesn’t work last I checked though.

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Rico 1y ago

Most likely Computrace isn't even able to write anything to btrfs or ext4, it's ntfs & fat native