On: Mysterious Mac and PC malware that jumps airgaps?

[PeterisP]

The allegation of breaking boot-from-CD isn't that high visibility - you wouldn't notice it during normal operations.

[XorNot → PeterisP]

But you would notice being unable to use regedit or the like.

There's no point hampering removal once you're detected if you have a good mechanism for hiding or repairing the infection.