Concern

[geoska]

Can a virus save to places other than the hard-drive?

 

[0x0161]

Can a virus save to places other than the hard-drive?

Yes sir. Some like to even overwrite the BIOS (Basic Input Output System) information.

Cheers,
0x0161

 

[compguy91]

Yes, it's possible. I've heard it's also possible for some advanced viruses to switch between partitions, although I'm not sure if that's actually true or not.

 

[yohed55]

May I ask what has brought upon this concern?

 

[0x0161]

May I ask what has brought upon this concern?

IM assuming he might 'possibly' be infected with some variant of a worm/virus.

Boot sector viruses can also erase the computers CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor)

Cheers,
0x0161

 

[Celegorm]

IM assuming he might 'possibly' be infected with some variant of a worm/virus.

Boot sector viruses can also erase the computers CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor)

Cheers,
0x0161

That's my guess.

0x0161, Are you able to send PMs? I want to talk to you, but it looks like you've disabled Pming. Your not in trouble, I promise.

 

[0x0161]

 

[0x0161]

0x0161, Are you able to send PMs? I want to talk to you, but it

looks like you've disabled Pming. Your not in trouble, I promise.

Alright cool. I just enabled them.

 

[geoska]

okay, so if it is infected somewhere other than the hard-drive, how can i remove it?

thanks

 

[0x0161]

okay, so if it is infected somewhere other than the hard-drive, how can i remove it?

thanks

Thats the point. If a virus or worm is written to attack or over write the CMOS or the BIOS it 'usually' makes the system 'completely useless'.

What makes you think you have something like this on your system in the first place? Is it acting funny? Doing weird things anything like that?

Cheers,
0x0161