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News Burst: CIH antidote available for free

Richard Barry ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 17 Aug 1998 14:28 BST

Symantec claims the antidote to CIH is so clever it doesn't need to re-boot the affected PC.

CIH infects 32-bit Windows 95/98 and NT executable files. The virus infects a computer's memory and infects new files as they are opened. It also attempts to modify or corrupt some Flash BIOS systems. When successful, CIH can lock a computer.

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