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Date:	Thu, 12 Nov 1998 12:14:49 +0100 (MET)
From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: [ewj AT ix DOT netcom DOT com: Re: buf 257]
In-Reply-To:	<199811120606.BAA24559@indy.delorie.com>
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Reply-To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com

On Thu, 12 Nov 1998, DJ Delorie wrote:

> I asked him to recheck after he gets a clean system, but here's the
> information.  The fact that he's replacing his *motherboard* is
> suspicious, but you never know how paranoid some people are, or how
> evil viruses can be.  Maybe it reflashed his BIOS.

Just for the record: there really is a virus (it's called CIH or GIH) 
that does flash BIOS *and* overwrite the first MByte or so of the
harddrive. It became famous for being the first one where you actually had
to open your machine's case to bring it to life again after this virus
struck. In the worst of all cases (Laptop, BIOS in a non-flash,
non-socket-mounted EPROM) you may actually be best off buying a new
machine.

Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.

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