Re: Stoned Virus

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From: Bruce P. Burrell
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 1998 00:00

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In alt.comp.virus GroundHog <kreidi@bigpond.com> wrote:
> So far, all stoned viruses I had to remove, and some other, on client's
> systems I've removes successfully! Many viruses use the battery powered
> cmos to survive the power off....

   Ummm, exactly what viruses depend on CMOS, and how do you assert that they
use it?  I don't think you can find more than a handful that affect CMOS in
any way, and none that use it to survive a power down.  A couple, like EXEBug,
use it to circumvent a clean floppy boot, but that's a different thing.

   -BPB

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From: "Bruce P. Burrell" <bpb@ren.us.itd.umich.edu>
Subject: Re: Stoned Virus
Date: 1998/06/01
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