It is very worrying that a trend among malware writers is to attempt to infect your PC motherboard's flash memory, so it can persist through an SSD/HDD wipe or replacement.
MoonBounce Malware Hides In Your BIOS Chip, Persists After Drive Formats : Read more
MoonBounce Malware Hides In Your BIOS Chip, Persists After Drive Formats : Read more