I had that before, but then it complains about lilo everytime it boots up. So I
had
to turn it off again...
Arcady Genkin wrote:
debian [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It deletes your BIOS after writing over the disk ... not just the
partition table.
Could someone give an opinion on turning
On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, Richard Harran wrote:
Wasn't there a 'how to make a machine really secure' thread on this list
a little while back (probably around the last time one of these data
viruses exploded)?
If I remember correctly suggestions started with using 'tripwire'
software, progressed
On Tue, Apr 27, 1999 at 01:08:44PM -0400, Jan Muszynski wrote:
So even if you do have a data backup your BIOS is probably fried.
For more information see:
http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/cih.htm
It was only a matter of time before a virus came along which could flash
your BIOS. I'll tell
On Tue, Apr 27, 1999 at 01:08:44PM -0400, Jan Muszynski wrote:
So even if you do have a data backup your BIOS is probably fried.
For more information see:
http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/cih.htm
It was only a matter of time before a virus came along which could
flash
your BIOS. I'll tell
: Hit by virus !? Help, please...
In foo.debian-user, you wrote:
after my kid was playing games on win95 yesterday
evening i was unable to boot into Linux - actually unable
to boot into win95 also... Looks like some kind of
virus destroyed boot sector with partition table.
i can
Hi there,
Seems ur sys is infected by the CIH virus and this will destroy ur
HDD as well as ur BIOS. Many computers in our locality is infected.
Their BIOS had to be replaced and the data in the HDDs could not be
recovered. I have got a scan for the virus. U can have more details on
So does it make the disk usable? or can if simply be reformatted?
- Original Message -
From: George Bonser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: debian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; debian-user@lists.debian.org
Sent: Wednesday, 28 April 1999 13:37
Subject: Re: Hit by virus
Mitch Blevins wrote:
As you pointed out, the smaller market share makes it less of a target
for the virus writers slaving away in the backrooms of antivirus software
companies.
I've always suspected this, hmmm...?
Win9x is like
a 10-generation, inbred, backwoods, hillbilly family where
Wasn't there a 'how to make a machine really secure' thread on this list
a little while back (probably around the last time one of these data
viruses exploded)?
If I remember correctly suggestions started with using 'tripwire'
software, progressed through not using any floppies at all, then
On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, George Bonser wrote:
Actually, Emacs is a very good vehicle for viruii
I have the following in my .emacs file to prevent such things:
;;; For security reasons, to prevent odd little inclusion in files from
;;; causing harm...
(setq enable-local-eval nil)
(setq
On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, George Bonser wrote:
On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, debian wrote:
In actual fact this virus deletes your FLASH BIOS rendering motherboard
useless unless of course your got a bios chip around.
It deletes your BIOS after writing over the disk ... not just the
partition table.
On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Helge Hafting wrote:
I'm curious about virii and Linux...
Am I wrong to assume that Linux is not immune to virii [...]
[...]
If you want a real safe machine, make it linux only. No dos
partition, no dos emulator. And set it up so it won't try booting
from the
On Wed, 28 Apr 1999, Richard Harran wrote:
*snip*
Having said all that, I'm absolutely useless at keeping backups, so I'm
probably heading for a complete loss of data.
Rich
I'm that way as well, and I'm sorry you are. I quite sympathize!
I have a W95 OS on my disk, the warranty requires it.
Richard E. Hawkins Esq. wrote:
raymond rote,
[snip]
2. If you're going to run Windows, get at least decent freeware
antivirus software.
This is what pentiums are for. Safe computing dictates that you should
draw one around your computer before loading windows or otherwise
debian [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It deletes your BIOS after writing over the disk ... not just the
partition table.
Could someone give an opinion on turning on Antivirus feature in the
motherboard BIOS? I recall hearing once that it should be avoided, but
I can't remember the arguments.
In a message dated 4/28/99 10:25:05 AM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It deletes your BIOS after writing over the disk ... not just the
partition table.
Could someone give an opinion on turning on Antivirus feature in the
motherboard BIOS? I recall hearing once
Could someone give an opinion on turning on Antivirus feature in the
motherboard BIOS? I recall hearing once that it should be avoided, but
I can't remember the arguments.
FWIW, I have an ABIT BX6 MB.
--
Arcady Genkin
Hi
Doesnt seem it will work. The virus destorys only Flash BIOS
Hi, All
after my kid was playing games on win95 yesterday
evening i was unable to boot into Linux - actually unable
to boot into win95 also... Looks like some kind of
virus destroyed boot sector with partition table.
i can remember approximate partition sizes and order.
Is there any way to
In foo.debian-user, you wrote:
after my kid was playing games on win95 yesterday
evening i was unable to boot into Linux - actually unable
to boot into win95 also... Looks like some kind of
virus destroyed boot sector with partition table.
i can remember approximate partition sizes and
On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Oleg Krivosheev wrote:
after my kid was playing games on win95 yesterday
evening i was unable to boot into Linux - actually unable
to boot into win95 also... Looks like some kind of
virus destroyed boot sector with partition table.
You almost certainly got hit by the
://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/cih.htm
Good luck
On 27 Apr 99, at 12:38, Mitch Blevins
wrote about Re: Hit by virus !? Help, please...:
In foo.debian-user, you wrote:
after my kid was playing games on win95 yesterday
evening i was unable to boot into Linux - actually unable
to boot
I'm curious about virii and Linux...
Am I wrong to assume that Linux is not immune to virii (I don't even know if
virii is a word - but it just sounds cool :) ? Obviously the security
features of Linux can prevent some virii from affecting certain files on your
system... but what about the
In foo.debian-user, you wrote:
I'm curious about virii and Linux...
Am I wrong to assume that Linux is not immune to virii (I don't even know if
virii is a word - but it just sounds cool :) ? Obviously the security
features of Linux can prevent some virii from affecting certain files on
raymond rote,
On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Oleg Krivosheev wrote:
i can remember approximate partition sizes and order.
Is there any way to recover partition table and the system
as well ?
Well, *maybe*. If it's only approximate, you could be in trouble. I'd
advise looking for a disk editor
On Tue, 27 Apr 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm curious about virii and Linux...
Am I wrong to assume that Linux is not immune to virii (I don't even know if
virii is a word - but it just sounds cool :) ?
Jay,
Linux is immune to most viruii :) that affect LOSE 95/8 because
most
[Tale of W9x virus rubbing out both W95 and Debian by trashing boot
sector snipped]
Yike. That is a nasty thought. I have Debian and W98 on separate physical
discs at home and W98 refuses to acknowledge the existence of the Debian
disc. Hopefully a W98 virus would trash W98 on hda and leave my
H C Pumphrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
| Yike. That is a nasty thought. I have Debian and W98 on separate physical
| discs at home and W98 refuses to acknowledge the existence of the Debian
| disc. Hopefully a W98 virus would trash W98 on hda and leave my Debian
| setup on hdb alone, except that I
I'm curious about virii and Linux...
Am I wrong to assume that Linux is not immune to virii (I don't even know if
virii is a word - but it just sounds cool :) ? Obviously the security
features of Linux can prevent some virii from affecting certain files on your
system... but what
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