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W95/CIH Removal Guide
W95/CIH Description
W95/CIH, also known as Chernobyl, is a parasitic family of viruses. W95/CIH was first detected in June 1998 in Taiwan. W95/CIH contains a very dangerous payload, whose trigger date depends on the variant. On this date, the viruses attempt to overwrite the flash-BIOS. If the flash-BIOS is write-enabled (and this is the case in most modern computers with a flash-BIOS) this renders the machine unusable because it will no longer boot. The only way to infect a computer with W95/CIH is to execute an infected file on the computer. The infected file may come from a multitude of sources including floppy diskettes, downloads through an online service, network, etc. Once the infected file is executed, W95/CIH may activate.
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W95/CIH Manual Removal Instructions
Backup Reminder: Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.To remove W95/CIH, you must first stop any W95/CIH processes that are running in your computer's memory. To stop all W95/CIH processes, press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to open the Windows Task Manager. Click on the "Processes" tab, search for W95/CIH, then right-click it and select "End Process" key.
To delete W95/CIH registry keys, open the Windows Registry Editor by clicking on the Windows "Start" button and selecting "Run." Type "regedit" into the box and click "OK." Once the Registry Editor is open, search for the registry key "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\W95/CIH." Right-click this registry key and select "Delete."
Finally, to completely get rid of W95/CIH, you must manually remove other W95/CIH files. These W95/CIH files can be in the form of EXE, DLL, LSP, TOOLBAR, BROWSER HIJACK, and/or BROWSER PLUGIN. For example, W95/CIH might create a file like
%PROGRAM_FILES%\W95/CIH\W95/CIH.exe. Locate and remove these files.
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