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>BIOS Virus Turns PCs into Paperweights
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>Antivirus experts are warning users against an insidious new
>virus due to strike Sunday that can--for all intents and
>purposes--destroy a PC's motherboard, turning the system into
>a pile of spare parts.
>
>To protect against the virus, researchers urge users to obtain
>the latest versions of their antivirus software, such as Network
>Associates Inc.'s VirusScan and Symantec Corp.'s Norton
>AntiVirus, which will detect and eliminate the virus before it
>strikes.
>
>The Win95/CIH virus, discovered in late June, will reprogram
>the flash memory in some PC models. When the flash
>memory, used to store a PC's BIOS, is reprogrammed by the
>virus, a PC can't be booted. To fix a PC that's been zapped by
>Win95/CIH, users must replace the flash memory chips. In
>many cases, the chips are welded to the motherboard, which
>means the whole motherboard needs to be swapped out.
>
>Win95/CIH damage is much more harmful than other viruses,
>which erase data, corrupt boot sectors and in the worst case
>scenario, require that users reformat the hard disk and
>reinstall the operating system, applications and data. The
>Win95/CIH virus comes in several strains, one of which is set
>to go off on the 26th of every month. By Mitch Wagner
>
>http://pubs.cmpnet.com/internetwk/news/news0721-4.htm
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