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Thread ID: 122354	2011-12-16 23:43:00	Security Sphere 2012	Lurking (218)	Press F1

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1249005	2011-12-19 20:21:00	Thanks to all who offered solutions to this virus. Our pc supplier said it had got into the bios, took the drive out and stuck it into another pc and cleaned it out from that machine. Back up and running, even runs faster. Thanks again. Lurking.	Lurking (218)
1249006	2011-12-19 20:48:00	Personally I don't think the virus got into the BIOS. At least it works now which is the main thing!! :cool:	Snorkbox (15764)
1249007	2011-12-19 22:34:00	Personally I don't think the virus got into the BIOS. At least it works now which is the main thing!! :cool: Hi Snorkbox, I had 2 blue screens with a lot of details, about ntfs, etc and advising a tech. to rectify. Would have taken a external photo shot, but the Canon camera is worse than MS., hit and miss. Tech unticked MSE updates and installed Avast, which I thought I had but see it's on the external hard drive, I know silly place to have it. Yes machine seems to be running just fine. Compliments of the season to you and all PressF1 helpers'. Lurking.	Lurking (218)
1249008	2011-12-20 06:21:00	Hi Snorkbox, I had 2 blue screens with a lot of details, about ntfs, etc and advising a tech. to rectify. Doesn't mean there was an infection in the BIOS - in fact infecting a BIOS is practically impossible to do automatically (or even manually) as there is generally little or no free space in which to insert extra code. Even if there was spare space, you would need extensive knowledge of the BIOS in question to make sure the virus could 1) actually run and do anything 2) not disable core parts of the BIOS rendering the whole thing useless 3) somehow get the modified code back onto the EEPROM without error. A few viruses over the years have interacted with the BIOS, but as far as I know they all just trash\erase it rather than doing anything clever. Our pc supplier said it had got into the bios, took the drive out and stuck it into another pc and cleaned it out from that machine. Sounds like your PC Supplier was talking rubbish or was confusing the BIOS with something else (like the hard drive!)	Agent_24 (57)
1249009	2011-12-20 08:00:00	Good that you got it fixed. As a guess, it sounds more like it could be a boot sector infection of some kind. Some of these infections can cause all sorts of problems. As its been mentioned, doubt it was a BIOS infection. Tech unticked MSE updates and installed Avast :confused: stopping the update will do naff all ---- the program would have to be removed other wise MSSE and avast will clash. Sounds like your PC Supplier was talking rubbish or was confusing the BIOS with something else (like the hard drive!) :lol: If a "Tech" cant tell the difference between those two, shouldn't be doing the job :D	wainuitech (129)
1249010	2011-12-21 22:00:00	Good that you got it fixed. As a guess, it sounds more like it could be a boot sector infection of some kind. Some of these infections can cause all sorts of problems. :D wai, tech could have said boot sector, lol, Chinese nationality and me with hearing aids doesn't help. As I mentioned earlier, shame my Canon camera was on the blink, otherwise I would have attached details of the 2 blue screens. Seasons Greetings, Lurking. Ps. camera is a PowerShot A590 IS and it was taken back a few times and should have been replaced, given battery chargers each time for a minimal fee. eneloop batteries seem to have made a bit of difference. lurks.	Lurking (218)
1249011	2011-12-21 22:17:00	wai, tech could have said boot sector, lol, Chinese nationality and me with hearing aids doesn't help. Sounds a lot more likely! Although despite my previous comments, it's quite easy to infect some other firmware - such as Macbook batteries. (hackaday.com) A lot easier to do since the battery is much less critical than the system BIOS.	Agent_24 (57)
1249012	2011-12-22 03:11:00	Sounds a lot more likely! Although despite my previous comments, it's quite easy to infect some other firmware - such as Macbook batteries. (hackaday.com) A lot easier to do since the battery is much less critical than the system BIOS. Agent, thanks for the reply. Seasons Greetings. Lurking.	Lurking (218)
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