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To: RJL who wrote (3403)	5/8/1999 11:07:00 PM
From: Brister	Respond to of 110642

COOL RICH; Thanks for tip. I have been wanting to stop a few of the stupid programs i have loaded down my computer with. And you solved it. Your a genus!

To: RJL who wrote (3403)	5/9/1999 9:45:00 AM
From: Redcard	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110642

Rich, Thank you very much for the info. I found what was causing the problem with your help. I once had a problem with a new computer and called tech support. They had me run a program that could put the computer in the original configuration as of different dates. Are you familiar with it? Thanks again, R

To: RJL who wrote (3403)	5/9/1999 11:42:00 AM
From: wily	Respond to of 110642

news.com ______________________________________________________________________ Student says he can cure Chernobyl bug By Reuters Special to CNET News.com May 2, 1999, 1:25 p.m. PT DHAKA, Bangladesh--A Bangladeshi student said today he has invented a software program that can quickly revive computers crippled by the "Chernobyl" virus. Monirul Islam Sharif, a student in Dhaka University's Computer Science department, has called his invention "MRECOVER" after his name and plans to post it on the Internet. He told Reuters he had successfully applied it to cure more than one computer plagued by the Chernobyl virus--also known as CIH--that struck worldwide on April 26. Up to 15,000 computers were disabled and had their memories and data wiped out by the CIH attack in Bangladesh, computer users and dealers said. The damage was much worse in other countries. "A friend had asked me to do something to help recover his lost data following the CIH attack," Sharif, 21, said. "I found that my formula was able to recover his lost data. I tried once again with another damaged hard disk drive and applied the same formula, which also worked.'' Chen Ing-hau, a 24-year-old Taiwanese information engineer now serving mandatory military service, has claimed responsibility for the computer havoc, admitting his involvement in creating the CIH virus. CIH hit hardest in countries with weak antivirus defenses, gumming up hundreds of thousands of computers in South Korea, Turkey, China, India, Bangladesh, the Mideast and elsewhere. Sharif said: "By applying my software it takes only a few minutes to recover the lost data. It can retrieve data much more quickly and efficiently than any of the other customized software of multinational computer giants available on the Internet." Born in England in 1977, Sharif also went to school there in his early years. Dr. Rafiqul Islam, a professor in the Department of Applied Physics and Electronics at Dhaka University was enthusiastic about Sharif's virus-busting program. "With his software you can recover lost data within a few minutes...while it takes hours by others," he said.