Re: [WinMac] CIH Virus Question

Daniel L. Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Tue, 27 Apr 1999 08:55:04 -0500

        Dear Don,

        First off, take a look at the following article...
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/990426-000006.html>

        Now, on to DOS on Mac solutions...

        We need to break them out into two categories: Hardware cards
and software
emulators.

        Hardware cards are just as susceptible as a standalone pee cee, because
they too have a BIOS ROM. FlashROM is susceptible to CIH, while EEPROM is
not. Whether it is FlashROM or EEPROM depends on the model... Anyone?

        Software emulators are also susceptible to *some* virii; but
it's easy to
"flush the toilet" and throw away the drive container.

        What you need to keep in mind is that antivirus apps will
intercept most
all virii; and with the Melissa scare many people updated their antivirus
software with the latest definitions, so they picked up the CIH definitions
as well.

        Surf safely,
        Dan

At 06:49 AM 4/27/99 -0500, Don Wolff wrote:
>Maybe I missed this thread somewhere along the line, if so I apologize. I
>am wondering how the predominately wintel CIH virus effects Macs running PC
>cards (Orange, etc.) and Windows software emulators (Virtual PC,
>SoftWindows). Is there anything to worry about, or they at risk as much as
>real Wintel machines?
>

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