ZDNet: 'Christmas' virus can destroy PCs Aug 21, 1999, 01 :42 UTC (7 Talkback[s]) (5682 reads) (Other stories by Bob Sullivan)
"New virus set to hit Dec. 25, delivering a
payload that can kill a Windows PC's BIOS."
"Victims of the virus -- who can be anyone using Windows
95, Windows 98 or Windows NT -- can expect a load of
trouble. The virus kills the CMOS memory, overwrites
data in all files on all available drives, and then destroys
the flash BIOS by using the same routine that was found
in the 'Win95_CIH' virus, also known as Chernobyl."
"...it's too early to tell if the virus will be widespread..."
