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Computer virus set to hit Dec. 25 is found
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug 19 (Reuters) - A potentially highly
destructive computer virus set to hit Christmas Day has been
found, but so far it has not spread widely, virus experts said.
Closely held Central Command and Kaspersky Lab said the
virus, which carries the same destructive payload as the
Chernobyl virus, could infect PCs running Microsoft Corp.'s
Windows 95, 98 and NT operating systems.
Named Win32.Kriz.3862, the Grinch-like virus could cause a
significant loss of data from a PC's hard disk drive and might
make it impossible to start up or re-boot the computer, said
Network Associates Inc. , one of the largest makers of
anti-virus software.
The virus' payload would attempt to erase a computer's CMOS
memory information, including date and time functions. It would
try to erase data on the hard drive and would undermine the
PC's BIOS, or basic input output system, the basic software
that lets a computer boot up.
Medina, Ohio-based Central Command said it has updated its
AntiViral Toolkit Pro anti-virus software products to detect
and remove the virus. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Network
Associates said it, too, has updated its software to protect
against the virus.
Network Associates has assigned a "medium risk" assessment
on the Win32.Kriz.3862 virus, because of its "destructive
payload but low prevalence in the wild."
The Chernobyl virus damaged hundreds of thousands of
computers in Asia when it struck earlier this year. That was
far more dangerous than the Melissa virus, which automatically
prompted e-mail software to mail copies of the virus to people
in the user's address book.
It had the effect of clogging up e-mail computer servers
across the United States.
(( duncan.martell(a)reuters.com // 1-650-846-5401 ))
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