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How to remove Chernobyl Virus?

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by duskbty Nov 21, 2002 last reply Feb 19, 2003

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I am really in a terrible fix as I have followed Mike's advice and scanned my PC for a virus @ tinyurl/20kx and found more than a hundred of my files are infeted by "Chernobyl CIH_SpaceFiller PE_CIH " there was a virus removel program but it is supposed to remove virus from memory only and anyway fter i downloaded it from the site It has dissappeared that is I can see the application folder in my documents but I can't run it when I try clicking on it IT appears for a fraction of a second then it dissappears Please help anyone as I am not a tech wizard please tell me an easy solution to this problem so I can get rid of this virus it is really giving me a tough time all my programmmes are effected by it please please anyone HELP.
Very veryfrustrated
DUskbty

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by dmiles Nov 21, 2002

See the following site for info on removing virus
www.symantec.com
www.cert.org
www.pspl.com/download/cleancih

Also see previous post using the search in upper right

by duskbty Feb 19, 2003

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by crowngreen Nov 21, 2002

The CIH virus (a.k.a. "Chernobyl") originated in Taiwan in early June 1998 and hits on the 26th of each month. The most prevalent and dangerous form of the virus, CIH 1.2, appears once a year on April 26, the anniversary of the Russian nuclear accident.

CIH can destroy a hard drive by overwriting the first 1 MB of each hard disk on the system. It can also eliminate the ability for the computer to start up by overwriting some flash_BIOS chips and rewriting them with garbage.

check with www.mcafee.co. for further advice
will see if i can find u any further info

mcAfee virus scan 7 should find and delete it for u