[CH] real virus alert (ZD Net)
Judy Howle (howle@ebicom.net)
Sat, 25 Jul 1998 15:45:38 -0500
Off topic I know, but they call this the "Mother of all viruses" so I
thought a warning might be welcomed by most of you c-h'ers.
http://www.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_2345.html
WARNING WIN95 USERS: DEVASTATING
CIH VIRUS SET TO DETONATE THIS
WEEKEND
Forget protecting your computer from the Year
2000 bug. It may not make it through the
weekend. On July 26, the Windows 95/CIH
Virus is programmed to strike -- and if you're
infected -- your computer may just stop
working. Discovered by a researchers in
Great Britain, this virus may render your
machine unbootable by overwriting part of the
BIOS code. Click for full story. Is there hope for
your machine? Yes. Just don't turn on your
machine on Sunday, July 26. Or, take more
formal precautionary measures. Click for full
story. Which should get you through until the
next time CIH is due to go off -- the same time
next month.
Advice:
If you have an antivirus program, make sure you download the latest set of
virus strings from your vendor. Also make sure that your virus vendor
detects, and disinfects, the CIH virus. Once you've downloaded the latest
set of virus strings, rerun your antivirus program, and if you're infected,
remove the infection.
If you don't have a virus program, or your subscription is not current,
Symantec has provided a special version of its DOS-based scanner and
disinfector. However, to use it, you must have a DOS boot-up disc that is
free of viruses, and write-protected. In fact, everyone should have one of
these disks in case of a virus emergency. In a pinch, your Windows 95
recovery disk will work, but don't use your Windows 98 recovery disk,
because it may well be CIH infected. To download and run the Symantec
program, follow these steps.
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Go to the site www.symantec.com/avcenter
Judy