BIOS virus

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Hi,

I would like to know what are the symptoms of BIOS viruses and whether it's
possible to get infected with a BIOS virus while running Windows 2000 Server.

Thanks
 
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Hi,

I would like to know what are the symptoms of BIOS viruses and
whether it's possible to get infected with a BIOS virus while running
Windows 2000 Server.

Thanks
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Symptoms? It just won't work... At all... Likely...

For more information try this article here, I think you might find it
informative:

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,104083,00.html

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trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will
come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all."

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Symptoms? It just won't work... At all... Likely...

For more information try this article here, I think you might find it
informative:
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http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,104083,00.html


I agree. Not very likely, and unless you have a magical 100% effective
anti-virus program, you're better off worrying and planning for other more
likely threats.

The threat becomes maybe a little more likely if you expand the discussion
to non-virus attacks that use other kinds of non-volatile memory / firmware
that are more consistent, like printers, routers, PC cards, etc. But again,
without viable tools to detect and remove most of these things, it's not
really "actionable" information.
 
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,104083,00.html


I agree. Not very likely, and unless you have a magical 100% effective
anti-virus program, you're better off worrying and planning for other more
likely threats.

The threat becomes maybe a little more likely if you expand the discussion
to non-virus attacks that use other kinds of non-volatile memory / firmware
that are more consistent, like printers, routers, PC cards, etc. But again,
without viable tools to detect and remove most of these things, it's not
really "actionable" information.
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MBR viruses exist, however. That's why one needs rescue floppies or CDs.

I seem to recall reading somwhere a hardware method for resetting BIOS
to factory default, which would eliminate a BIOS virus. I know it was
possible in the days when BIOS batteries eventually lost their charge.
 
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