CIH
CIH (also known as Chernobyl or Spacefiller) is a Windows 9x computer virus which first appeared in 1998.[1] It was created by Chen Ing-hau, a Chinese student.[1] The name it was given is based on his initials.[1] After the virus is run on April 26, it will start adding random data to files on the hard drive. On some computers it will also corrupt the BIOS. This will leave the computer unable to operate until the hard drive is recovered with data recovery software and the BIOS is manually reflashed. It does not infect Windows NT computers. It resulted in over 1 billion USD worth in damages.[2] In 1999, IBM shipped some of their Aptiva computers with the virus already on the computer.[3] Some games, like Activision's SiN[4] and Electronic Arts' Wing Commander came with the virus.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "W95.CIH". Symantec Corporation. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ↑ 從CIH「重裝駭客」變身「除錯超人」 (in Chinese)
- ↑ Weil, Nancy (April 8, 1999). "Some Aptivas shipped with CIH virus". CNN. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
- ↑ "US Report: Gamers believe Activision's 'SiN' carries CIH virus". ZDNet. July 28, 1998. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
