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From: mead@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: virus from Japan
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Date: 9 May 90 01:04:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uxh.cso.uiuc.edu!mead    May  8 20:04:00 1990


In responses to Jeffrey Bakke's comment (which - and I'm paraphrasing -
was "How can a virus kill hardware (dead)"):

Is it not possible (in fact, has it not been seen?) that a virus can
wipe the ROM?  THis would mean sending the motherboard back as dead,
yes?  Also, I've seen programs that allow one to (I believe) record
and even edit the contents of ROM (I thought it was read ONLY memory).
Would these be a defense against this type of attack?

Finally, I'm confused, who pays virus writers (Apple?:)?  Well, I guess
I meant why?

Feel free to email, this is a monster of a group.

-alan mead : mead@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu