Malware that destroys computers permanently

Comodo Internet Security - CIS Defense+ / Sandbox Help - CIS
#1

http://www.heise.de/security/meldung/Firmware-zerstoert-MacBook-Pro-2127321.html

Macs are “more easy” targets as the hardware is common among them.
Other hardware and operation systems can be a target too.

In theory a drive by is a scenario for this irreversible danger.

Does the comodo sandbox protect against hardware code changes?
Does comodo ask for hardware code changes?

#2

I would say that to Flash a BIOS you need to run a driver which is not allowed to unknown programs.