dudeofjude

thanks, worked like a charm.

So having flashed the BIOS and upgrading it, should I be secure that there is no rootkit inside the machine?

any pointers how to go about?

Please post some detailed analyiys of what's going on here. What data gets out? What type of suspicious activities?

    They know my gmail passwords.

- Have you tried package-capturing with wireshark on the internet connections your laptop makes?

    Yes.

- Are you sure that there's no other attack point in your network that could be more easily infected than a BIOS?

    Can be.

- Have you checked your phone for instance?

    Downgraded the phone.

- Have you checked the Master Boot Record of your harddrive?

    Yes.

- Have you checked your router?

    Don't have access.

- Have you tried unhackme (rootkit scanner) ?

    Yes.

A BIOS is very device specific, which would mean that either somebody finds you very interesting on a level that's NSA-tech worthy, or China hackers just leveled up.

I have a hard time just believing this, and there's a ton of attack angles that would be much more efficient to bug someone.

     I am facing it. 

Also. Since when was hacker news downgraded to a personal helpdesk?

    Where else shall I go to resolve the crisis?

Do you have pointers on flashing the bios.

Had tried that TDSSKiller earlier.

How were you monitoring communications?

Is it possible for me to monitor any communication that is going at BIOS level?

BIOS is still there, right?

no money!

Does reflashing it guarantees removal of keyloggers or laptop camera mismanagement?