*Groan*
If your anti-virus program can''t find a virus, chances are you don''t have one, especially one that writes the MBR! Those are the easiest to detect.
[qutote]the bios is the software that controls the CMOS which is the chip. So, a virus can write to the bios which is software.
Not exactly. If it''s hard-coded, it is impossible to change. This would require physically changing the positions of wires inside the microchip, and that cannot be done!
If it''s Flash memory (which can be changed for upgrading purposes), however, it is possible. This means it''s possible in nearly all new computers
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If it''s just the amount of memory available/free, you had better find more evidence before you resort to formatting the drive or other drastic measures. This may not neccessarily be a virus; you may just have a non-standard chipset. Don''t jump to conclusions!!!
Unless you have proof that you have a virus, I wouldn''t worry about it; having virus scanned with the latest software and formated your hard drive, I think the chance of you having a virus is pretty much zero. And I''m sorry to hear that many people on this forum don''t know jack about how memory actually works.
To wipe your BIOS, all you have to really do is to remove the battery in your computer, then reinstall it. All computers have a battery to keep the BIOS intact and keep the clock running when the computer is turned off.
Of course, if the BIOS is in non-volitile memory, you''ll have to flash it or replace it. But I don''t think anybody uses non-volitile memory, since it''s more expensive and unneccessary.
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away" --Henry David Thoreau
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music he hears, however measured or far away"--Henry David Thoreau
