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Posted by M. B. on April 24, 2006, 7:06 pm
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I am running Windows XP SP2 on a ASUS P4C800 Deluxe motherboard (Intel 875
Chipset with Award BIOS dated November 2004). My software virus protection
software is Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0.
My question is this: I have have the Boot Sector Virus Protection inside my
motherboard's BIOS turned OFF. Will turning it ON give me any "further"
protection in general? Or might it actually have conflict problems with
Kaspersky and/or Windows XP SP2?
If turning it ON has benefits, what might they be? Will this only help to
protect the boot sector of the hard drive or will it do something else?
Thanks for the advice!
If anyone wants to see the motherboard and its features, its this one.
Please see pages 4-35 and 4-37 for the related material of this message:
http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/sock478/P4C800/e1286_p4c800.pdf
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Posted by Malke on April 24, 2006, 7:14 pm
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M. B. wrote:
> I am running Windows XP SP2 on a ASUS P4C800 Deluxe motherboard (Intel
> 875
> Chipset with Award BIOS dated November 2004). My software virus
> protection software is Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0.
>
> My question is this: I have have the Boot Sector Virus Protection
> inside my
> motherboard's BIOS turned OFF. Will turning it ON give me any
> "further"
> protection in general? Or might it actually have conflict problems
> with Kaspersky and/or Windows XP SP2?
>
> If turning it ON has benefits, what might they be? Will this only
> help to protect the boot sector of the hard drive or will it do
> something else?
I don't know why modern motherboards still have the BIOS-level antivirus
option. It really isn't useful and in fact having it on can mess things
up. You want to leave it off.
Your Kaspersky is just fine, assuming that it is a current version (not
earlier than 2005), your subscription is active, and your virus
definitions are up-to-date.
Here are some links to help you stay safe:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971 - So How Did I Get
Infected Anyway?
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html
http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight
http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2006/02/05/82584.aspx - MVP
Harry Waldron - The Family PC - How to stay safe on the Internet
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm - Eric Howes on
Rogue Antispyware Programs
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp - Protect Your PC
http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/ - Home Computer
Security
Malke
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Posted by Zvi Netiv on May 11, 2006, 10:41 am
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options > M. B. wrote:
> > My question is this: I have have the Boot Sector Virus Protection
> > inside my motherboard's BIOS turned OFF. Will turning it ON give me any
> > "further" protection in general? Or might it actually have conflict problems
> > with Kaspersky and/or Windows XP SP2?
> I don't know why modern motherboards still have the BIOS-level antivirus
> option.
For the same reason that antivirus program are dragging along the huge virus
definitions database with the tens of thousands of viruses that were never found
elsewhere than virus researchers' lab. ;-)
> It really isn't useful and in fact having it on can mess things
> up. You want to leave it off.
It won't mess up anything, certainly not under XP (or W2K) as the system simply
ignores the BIOS virus protection, regardless of being ON or OFF. You are right
that it isn't useful, of course.
Regards, Zvi
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InVircible Virus Defense Solutions, ResQ and Data Recovery Utilities
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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?UGFuZGFfbWFu?= on April 25, 2006, 12:39 am
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"M. B." wrote:
> I am running Windows XP SP2 on a ASUS P4C800 Deluxe motherboard (Intel 875
> Chipset with Award BIOS dated November 2004). My software virus protection
> software is Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0.
>
> My question is this: I have have the Boot Sector Virus Protection inside my
> motherboard's BIOS turned OFF. Will turning it ON give me any "further"
> protection in general? Or might it actually have conflict problems with
> Kaspersky and/or Windows XP SP2?
>
> If turning it ON has benefits, what might they be? Will this only help to
> protect the boot sector of the hard drive or will it do something else?
>
> Thanks for the advice!
>
> If anyone wants to see the motherboard and its features, its this one.
> Please see pages 4-35 and 4-37 for the related material of this message:
>
>
>
I have two computers and their BIOSes both have this ^protection^ . By
default it is OFF ,so I keep it off . It is unnecessary.
You use Kaspersky ,which is great . Make sure you always use the latest
version.As of today , the latest is 5.0.527
If you have earlier version , download the latest from here:
http://www.kaspersky.com/productupdates?chapter=146244099
Also , make sure you set the protection level to Maximum and also make sure
KAV uses the extended databases so it can catch both viral and non-viral
malware.
If you need support for KAV , visit the Official KAV forum:
http://forum.kaspersky.com
Also , learn additional things how to protect well your computer from here:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
Panda_man
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Posted by Zvi Netiv on May 11, 2006, 10:33 am
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> I am running Windows XP SP2 on a ASUS P4C800 Deluxe motherboard (Intel 875
> Chipset with Award BIOS dated November 2004). My software virus protection
> software is Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0.
>
> My question is this: I have have the Boot Sector Virus Protection inside my
> motherboard's BIOS turned OFF.
Leave it off.
> Will turning it ON give me any "further"
> protection in general? Or might it actually have conflict problems with
> Kaspersky and/or Windows XP SP2?
BIOS routines are replaced by the OS, under NT/W2K/XP, as soon as the system is
loaded. The BIOS virus protection has no effect under XP, as it is actually
bypassed by the Windows API. There will be no conflict with the AV, but there
is no point in turning it on either.
> If turning it ON has benefits, what might they be? Will this only help to
> protect the boot sector of the hard drive or will it do something else?
There is no benefit in turning it on and it won't protect the "boot sector" nor
the MBR while XP is running. Writing to the MBR and/or the boot sectors
(plural, where there exist more than a single partition on the physical drive)
is possible under XP without the BIOS "protection" noticing.
The BIOS virus protection will only fire when attempting to write to the MBR by
intermediary of interrupt 13h, with basic partitioning utilities such as FDISK
or like.
The BIOS virus protection is an archaic and useless remain of past standards.
Leave it disabled.
Regards, Zvi
> Thanks for the advice!
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InVircible Virus Defense Solutions, ResQ and Data Recovery Utilities
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