[plug] Windows Briefing

[John Breen]

The WIN95.CIH virus does it, but if the jumpers on the m/b are set so
the bis can't be flashed, you're safe (ish).

Some m/bs apparently don't provide these jumpers, though I've yet to
have the displeasure of working with one.  On some it's all software
controlled.

Cheers,


John

John Breen
Programmer
United Construction Pty Ltd

(08) 9499-0472
john.breen at unitedconstruction.com.au


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Mike Holland [SMTP:myk at golden.wattle.id.au]
	Sent:	Friday, 11 June 1999 15:04
	To:	plug at linux.org.au
	Subject:	RE: [plug] Windows Briefing

	On Fri, 11 Jun 1999, Shackleton, Kevin wrote:

	> A couple of viruses floating around at the moment do just that
- basically
	> trashing the motherboard unless you happen to know a way to
make new
	> EEPROMs.  Maybe these virus writers were using MS' technology.

	How is this possible without shorting the jumpers on the
motherboard?
	Be very skeptical about virus warnings, as somebody on this list
	explained a while back.


	Mike Holland <mike at golden.wattle.id.au>            Perth,
Australia.
	                          --==--
	Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a
feature.
	                -- Rich Kulawiec