Overview[]
The Chernobyl virus (CIH) was a Microsoft Windows computer virus launched in 1998. It overwrote critical information on infected system drives, and in some cases corrupting the system BIOS.
External resource[]
- CERT Coordination Center, “CIH/Chernobyl Virus” (CERT® Incident Note IN-99-03) (Apr. 26, 1999) (full-text).