Re: Can a Virus Infect the BIOS?

On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:37:31 GMT, Robert Baer
<robertbaer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I am going to put a new hard drive in but was wondering.....
If the PC was infected with a virus, could my new hard drive get
infected from the BIOS?


It is possible, but i understand that boot viri are very rare these daze.

You're confused. Boot viruses affect sectors on hard drives, not the
BIOS.

Art
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