Message that seems off.

Oliver Grawert ogra at ubuntu.com
Sun Jan 25 14:43:29 UTC 2026


Hi,
Am Sonntag, dem 25.01.2026 um 18:16 +1100 schrieb Owen Thomas:
> 
> For a couple of days now, I keep getting the attached message. The
> message just seems off. It will appear for a short while and then
> disappear if I don't take action. It doesn't usually stay on screen
> for a very long time, but this time, I was ready for it and it stayed
> on screen long enough for me to take this screenshot.
> 
> Should I follow its instructions?

The DBX is a blacklkist database for known BIOS viruses and bootkits
and other malware that might take over your UEFI (i.e. malware that
usually hooks in before the bootloader).

When any UEFI capsule is loaded your UEFI will check the capsules
content against this database ...

ciao
	oli



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