Ambrocious Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 In fact, I discovered that the malware actually got into my system BIOS. That's right, it went so deep it actually got into my hardware. Even a BIOS upgrade didn't get rid of it. In the end, I had to disconnect my CMOS battery for a day to clear the BIOS, completely reinstall Windows and restore from backup.I'm a bit skeptical here. Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't the BIOS update should have had erased the old firmware first and replaced it with the new one? And he said this did not work? And disconnecting the CMOS battery cleared the BIOS? The fact that taking out the CMOS battery is not even enough to remove a forgotten BIOS password? :unsure:Once the battery is removed, you must press the power and reset button on your computer a few times to drain any remaining juice from the computer (there is usually a TINY amount left on the motherboard). This will effectively take care of any BIOS infections. If it goes back to factory default by the process I mentioned, it will get rid of any virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrocious Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Turns out that today I ran across a website that would have LOVED to infect my computer with a FakeAV: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brrownie Posted May 31, 2011 Share Posted May 31, 2011 Turns out that today I ran across a website that would have LOVED to infect my computer with a FakeAV:The problem is the authors of it don't change the code only once per day but multiple times per day, so trying to keep up with signatures is nearly impossible. If you scan your computer with Malwarebytes once a week or month, you will be all fine! ;) It is easy to remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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