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Started by Erik McDarby
Sat, 24 Apr 1999 00:00
Hard-drive destroying virus 'Chernobyl' set to strike
Author: Erik McDarby
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 24 Apr 1999 00:00
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Hard-drive destroying virus 'Chernobyl' set to strike
As said Saturday, April 24, 1999 in The Express-Times of Pensylvania and =
New Jersey
WASHINGTON, D.C. ---- Experts are warning of a malicious computer virus =
set to strike Monday, dubbed "Chernobyl," that can erase a computer's =
hard-drive and prevent the equipment from restarting.
But they also reassured the public that off-the-shelf anti-virus =
software can prevent infection, and several companies offered free =
inoculation tools on their Web sites.
"It's pretty much just another virus. It's been around for quite a =
while," said Kathy Fithen, manager of the Computer Emergency Response =
Team at Carnegie Mellon University.
"As long as people stay current with their anti-virus software, =
they should be in good shape."
The most common version of the Chernobyl virus, also known as =
"CIH," was programmed to activate on computers using Windows 95 and =
Windows 98 on Monday, the 13th anniversary of the nuclear disaster in =
Ukraine.
Another version, less common, strikes computers on the 26th day of =
any month.
The viruses, believed to orginate in Taiwan, attempt to erase a =
computer's hard-drive and write gibberish to the computer's system =
settings, called its Bios, that would prevent the machine from being =
restarted.
But warnings from many experts lacked any sense of panic or =
impending doom because the virus was discovered last summer, giving =
anti-virus companies many months to develop free software updates to =
identify and destroy it.
Users of those products will be protected only if they've retrieved =
the free updates.
Network Associates Inc., for example, said its popular McAfee =
software recognized Chernobyl as early as June last year, and Symantec =
Corp. said its Norton Anti-virus program identified Chernobyl before =
August.
CERT issued a warning this week about the virus because of =
questions from computer users.
"We're getting requests for information about it rather than =
reports of machines infected with it," Fithen said.
"This has been around so long that the anti-virus vendors have =
picked this up."
Unlike the recent "Mekissa" scare, which automatically propagated =
via e-mail, this virus doesn't spread as quickly because it requires a =
person to launch an infected program file to contaminate a computer.
Carey Nachenberg, chief researcher at Symantec's Anti-virus =
Research Center, said one big risk stems from a potential infection on a =
computer network, which could then spread to individual computers.
"If it gets on a corporate network and the volumes are not =
protected, it could spread very, very rapidly, Nachenberg said.
Gene Hodges, a vice president for security at Network Associates, =
said the company was hoping for the best but bracing for worse.
"It can be fairly significant," Hodges said.
"You don't know until the bomb actually goes off."
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a.. http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/kill-cih.html
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c.. http://www.pspl.com/download/cleancih.htm
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I have a question for those who may know about anti-viruses. I have =
downloaded an anti-viruse called "ThunderByte Anti-virus", and all I =
need to know is that would it be affective against the so-called =
"Chernobyl" virus. Thank you very much for the information.
Best Regards,
Erik McDarby
People like me, we're targets. Every morning, Its "Okay, who wants to =
sue
me today". "What we have is a breech of contract!" People used to defend
me, now only wanted to defame me. "They had no reason, this mouse has
not hurt anyone". They say fame has a price. Well, it sure isn't a blue =
light
special.
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to:
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For the reason of this protection, I ask that none of you post any =
idiotic
replys to this article. This article is just to warn you of the =
so-called
"Chernobyl" virus, if you haven't heard about it yet. Any idiotic replys =
to
thia article will be handled and reported to your ISP by Edmond Bunny
Security, and may result in the termination of your e-mail account. =
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D5>Hard-drive =
destroying virus=20
'Chernobyl' set to strike</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><FONT face=3D"" =
size=3D2>As said=20
Saturday, April 24, 1999 in The Express-Times of Pensylvania and New=20
Jersey</FONT></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2>WASHINGTON, D.C. ---- =
Experts are=20
warning of a malicious computer virus set to strike Monday, dubbed=20
"Chernobyl," that can erase a computer's hard-drive and =
prevent the=20
equipment from restarting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
But they also=20
reassured the public that off-the-shelf anti-virus software can prevent=20
infection, and several companies offered free inoculation tools on their =
Web=20
sites.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
"It's=20
pretty much just another virus. It's been around for quite a =
while," said=20
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Carnegie Mellon=20
University.</FONT></DIV>
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"As long=20
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good=20
shape."<BR> The most common version of the=20
Chernobyl virus, also known as "CIH," was programmed to =
activate on=20
computers using Windows 95 and Windows 98 on Monday, the 13th =
anniversary of the=20
nuclear disaster in Ukraine.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
Another=20
version, less common, strikes computers on the 26th day of any=20
month.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
The viruses,=20
believed to orginate in Taiwan, attempt to erase a computer's hard-drive =
and=20
write gibberish to the computer's system settings, called its Bios, that =
would=20
prevent the machine from being restarted.<BR> =
But=20
warnings from many experts lacked any sense of panic or impending doom =
because=20
the virus was discovered last summer, giving anti-virus companies many =
months to=20
develop free software updates to identify and destroy it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
Users of those=20
products will be protected only if they've retrieved the free=20
updates.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
Network=20
Associates Inc., for example, said its popular McAfee software =
recognized=20
Chernobyl as early as June last year, and Symantec Corp. said its Norton =
Anti-virus program identified Chernobyl before August.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
CERT issued a=20
warning this week about the virus because of questions from computer=20
users.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
"We're=20
getting requests for information about it rather than reports of =
machines=20
infected with it," Fithen said.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
"This has=20
been around so long that the anti-virus vendors have picked this=20
up."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
Unlike the=20
recent "Mekissa" scare, which automatically propagated via =
e-mail,=20
this virus doesn't spread as quickly because it requires a person to =
launch an=20
infected program file to contaminate a computer.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
Carey=20
Nachenberg, chief researcher at Symantec's Anti-virus Research Center, =
said one=20
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Gene Hodges, a=20
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hoping=20
for the best but bracing for worse.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
"It can=20
be fairly significant," Hodges said.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2> =
"You=20
don't know until the bomb actually goes off."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2></FONT>
<HR>
</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter><STRONG><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">INOCULATION =
TOOLS=20
AVAILABLE</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dcenter>
<HR>
</DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2>Free =
inoculation tools to=20
protect a computer against the so-called "Chernobyl" virus, =
set to=20
strike Monday:</FONT></DIV>
<UL>
<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><A=20
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href=3D"http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/kill-cih.html">http://www.symant=
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<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><A=20
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href=3D"http://www.sophos.de/companyinfo/pressrel/uk/19990310chernobyl.ht=
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<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><A=20
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href=3D"http://www.pspl.com/download/cleancih.htm">http://www.pspl.com/do=
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<LI><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><A=20
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href=3D"http://download.mcafee.com">http://download.mcafee.com</A></FONT>=
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2>
<HR>
<FONT size=3D3>I have a question for those who may know about =
anti-viruses. I have=20
downloaded an anti-viruse called "ThunderByte Anti-virus", and =
all I=20
need to know is that would it be affective against the so-called=20
"Chernobyl" virus. Thank you very much for the=20
information.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3D"Times New Roman" size=3D2><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Best Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Erik McDarby</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">People like me, we're targets. Every =
morning,=20
Its "Okay, who wants to sue</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">me today". "What we have =
is a breech=20
of contract!" People used to defend</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">me, now only wanted to defame me. =
"They=20
had no reason, this mouse has</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">not hurt anyone". They say fame =
has a=20
price. Well, it sure isn't a blue light</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">special.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">reason of recent harassment of the =
sender of=20
this article. The sender of this</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">article is the owner of "Erik=20
Mouse", the mouse who has been through a lot</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">at </FONT><FONT face=3D"Times New =
Roman">the=20
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href=3D"http://members.xoom.com/erikmouse/index.htm">http://members.xoom.=
com/erikmouse/index.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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is just=20
to warn you of the so-called</FONT></DIV>
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haven't=20
heard about it yet. Any idiotic replys to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">thia article </FONT><FONT=20
face=3D"Times New Roman">will be handled and reported to your ISP by =
Edmond=20
Bunny</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">Security, and may result in the =
termination of=20
your e-mail account. Thank</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman">you for understanding about this =
security=20
measure and we mean you no</FONT></DIV>
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Re: Hard-drive destroying virus 'Chernobyl' set to strike
Author: Bruce P. Burrell
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:00
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In alt.comp.virus Paul Schmehl <TINLC#1524@example.com> wrote: > On Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:12:46 -0400, "Erik McDarby" > <spiderman@enter.net>, eager to engage in discussion said: [snip] > You get 6 USENET demerits. You must refrain from posting for the next > six days, one day for each demerit. The demerits are: > 1) For telling us something we already knew > 2) For using more bandwidth than you deserve for no useful purpose > 3) For a sig that is too long, unnecessary and stupid besides > 4) For gaining access to USENET before you learned posting netiquette > 5) For crossposting to a.c.v. where it's likely to do the LEAST good > and last but *certainly* not least! > 6) <argh>For posting in a newsgroup with HTML!!!</argh> You forgot "For not referring to it by its proper name, W95/CIH." -BPB
Re: Hard-drive destroying virus 'Chernobyl' set to strike
Author: Edmond Bunny
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:00
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******************************************************** This is an automated post from Edmond Bunny Security, please do not e-mail reply to it. ******************************************************** Hello, This is Edmond Bunny. I am Erik's guardian. After I have read this reply, I realized that this might lead to the harrassment of poor Erik Mouse over again. Who is Erik Mouse, you may ask. Click on the following line to learn more. <http://members.xoom.com/erikmouse/index.htm> To make thye long story of the harassment of poor Erik Mouse short, I have came to protecting Erik McDarby a.k.a. "Erik Mouse" because I had a "Soul of Silicone". A soul of one that sacrifices his own self in order to not let others (Erik Mouse) come to harm. This message was posted because an idiotic reply to one of Erik McDarby's articles was detected by the system. The article that was posted by Erik McDarby was only to let others know about the so-called hard-drive destroying "Chernobyl" virus. The user who idioticly replyed to Erik McDarby's article trying to bash "Erik Mouse" will learn his lesson if his hard-drive gets destroyed. If you have any questions or comments to this incident. Or, if you want to protect poor Erik Mouse. Please e-mail Erik McDarby <mcdarby@enter.net>, and anything regarding to me will forwarded to me <bunny7@smileyface.com>. News readers: PLEASE READ BEFORE REPLYING TO THIS MESSAGE: This is an actual "Protecting" of Erik Mouse, please to not flame this message by post replying or sending spam to <mcdarby@enter.net> It will just get you some serious consequences. For example: 1) Reporting to your ISP, this may result in the termination of your account. 2) It may open you up to potential legal action. If you wish to post reply to this message with your own comments, make sure that the message you're replying does not contain hate, threats, obscenes, or graphical language. Thank you for your concern about Erik Mouse, and for helping to keep the nesgroups flame free. Best Regards Edmond Bunny <bunny7@smileyface.com> "Super Bunny" Paul Schmehl wrote in message ... >On Sat, 24 Apr 1999 22:12:46 -0400, "Erik McDarby" ><spiderman@enter.net>, eager to engage in discussion said: > >[posted and emailed to the author] > >>Hard-drive destroying virus 'Chernobyl' set to strike >>As said Saturday, April 24, 1999 in The Express-Times of Pensylvania and New Jersey > >[snipped 352 of 356 lines of useless crap] > >>Any idiotic replys to thia article will be handled and reported to your ISP by Edmond Bunny >>Security, and may result in the termination of your e-mail account. > >OK. Considering the relationship I have with my ISP's abuse >department.......this I cannot resist.....(hi mama <g>) > >You get 6 USENET demerits. You must refrain from posting for the next >six days, one day for each demerit. The demerits are: > >1) For telling us something we already knew >2) For using more bandwidth than you deserve for no useful purpose >3) For a sig that is too long, unnecessary and stupid besides >4) For gaining access to USENET before you learned posting netiquette >5) For crossposting to a.c.v. where it's likely to do the LEAST good > >and last but *certainly* not least! >6) <argh>For posting in a newsgroup with HTML!!!</argh> > >Oh, BTW, the head of Abuse at my ISP is Lisa Maurer. We call her >(affectionately) "mama", 'cause she spanks the kiddies who break the >rules. You can mail her at abuse@airmail.net with your complaint of >my "idiotic" reply. > >She'll be waiting I'm sure. I've cc'd her and the abuse folks on this >article. From time to time they need a good laugh. > >P.S. Next year, on your 14th birthday, ask your Mom for a Palm Pilot. >At least that way you can keep your "helpful posts" to yourself. > >P.P.S. Now go to your room, but first, subscribe to >news.newusers.question and read it, and don't come back here until you >learn how USENET works. > >My real email address is baldeagl@airmail.net >http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/anti_spam.html >http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/spam_law.html >I am a Texas resident. If you spam me, you'll >lose your account. Don't mess with Texas.
Re: Hard-drive destroying virus 'Chernobyl' set to strike
Author: John Higdon
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:00
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In article <3722afe1@news3.enter.net>, "Edmond Bunny"
<bunny7@smileyface.com> wrote:
> The user who
> idioticly replyed to Erik McDarby's article trying to bash "Erik Mouse" will
> learn his lesson if his hard-drive gets destroyed. If you have any questions
> or comments to this incident. Or, if you want to protect poor Erik Mouse.
> Please e-mail Erik McDarby <mcdarby@enter.net>, and anything regarding to me
> will forwarded to me <bunny7@smileyface.com>.
Gee--sounds like an artificial intelligence experiment gone bad. I
remember when Usenet was a step UP from BBSes run by junior high kids!
> News readers: PLEASE READ BEFORE REPLYING TO THIS MESSAGE:
> This is an actual "Protecting" of Erik Mouse, please to not flame this
> message by post replying or sending spam to <mcdarby@enter.net> It will just
> get you some serious consequences. For example:
>
> 1) Reporting to your ISP, this may result in the termination of your
> account.
> 2) It may open you up to potential legal action.
OK, but be sure to spell it correctly. My ISP will take points off if you
misspell anything. Tell my ISP you want MY account terminated. (Snicker!)
BTW, will this be a libel (e.g. defamation of character, invasion of
privacy, etc.) action or will it be a property damage claim? I need to
alert the proper lawyer group to be standing by for your filing. In which
jurisdiction do you anticipate filing your action?
Now go to your room.
--
John Higdon | P.O. Box 7648 | +1 408 264 4115 | FAX:
| San Jose, CA 95150 | +1 500 FOR-A-MOO |+1 408 264 4407
abuse@announcetech.com | http://www.announcetech.com
Re: Hard-drive destroying virus 'Chernobyl' set to strike
Author: trebor
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:00
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"Edmond Bunny" <bunny7@smileyface.com> wrote: >******************************************************** >This is an automated post from Edmond Bunny >Security, please do not e-mail reply to it. >******************************************************** >Hello, > >This is Edmond Bunny. I am Erik's guardian. After I have read this reply, I >realized that this might lead to the harrassment of poor Erik Mouse over >again. Who is Erik Mouse, you may ask. Click on the following line to learn >more. ><http://members.xoom.com/erikmouse/index.htm> Man, this is really sad. This guy Erik is always whining about something, always threatening to sue somebody (he was here recently threatening to sue Dejanews because he couldn't post, and he was here mid last year, threatening to sue eBay), and never getting along with anybody. And what's this Edmond Bunny stuff? Are we to believe that a 'bot is using Microsoft Outlook to create good-enough-for-Turing replies? C'mon...
Re: Hard-drive destroying virus 'Chernobyl' set to strike
Author: Frederic
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 00:00
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Erik McDarby wrote: > I have a question for those who may know about anti-viruses. I have > downloaded an anti-viruse called "ThunderByte Anti-virus", and all I > need to know is that would it be affective against the so-called > "Chernobyl" virus. Thank you very much for the information. a) Please no HTML in newsgroups. b) Yes, TBAV will find CIH, but I wouldn't recommend using TbClean to remove it. Delete infected files and replace them with clean back-ups. c) Your "security measure" is more idiotic than any reply could be. Lots of different people with different opinions and different degrees of intelligence participate in newsgroups. If you can't stand idiotic replies, throw your modem away. d) I don't have the abuse email address of my ISP handy. May I send it later?
Re: Hard-drive destroying virus 'Chernobyl' set to strike
Author: nymph lode
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 00:00
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 00:00
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In article <3722afe1@news3.enter.net>, Edmond Bunny <bunny7@smileyface.com> wrote: >******************************************************** >This is an automated post from Edmond Bunny >Security, please do not e-mail reply to it. >******************************************************** *plonk* rone -- This .signature has been accessed [IMAGE] times. <rone@ennui.org>
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