The present invention provides a control method for notification of tampering
of information apparatus, a computer, and/or a storage medium. It provides a technique
for storing information related to a starting factor of the information apparatus
and/or the computer, as well as notifying a certified user of the information apparatus
and/or the computer of the information, thereby reporting and/or preventing the
information apparatus and/or the computer from an illegitimate and/or illegal use.
It enables a user to know that a computer or other information apparatus has been
used and/or tampered by an uncertified user.