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Is there a software program that can protect the BIOS?

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As for that question, does anybody know if there's a software program that can protect the BIO?? I remember that even a Lenovo PC has an anti-virus program being installed outside of the OS, meaning it can be run in the bootup and can scan for threats. But that special anti-virus program being put in (Trend Micro PC-Cillin) is too weak to scan for threats unless it's a special Norton anti-virus program. So far I haven't even seen or heard of a Norton program that can scan threats in the bootup process.

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If you get a boot sector virus, you're pretty much toast. You'll need to format the hard drive and if there is a virus that can infect your BIOS, you'll have to flash it more than likely. As far as I'm aware, the only thing a virus scanner can do is protect the operating system and, provided its sophisticated enough, protect from RAM viruses.

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Just password the BIOS and don't download anything stupid..

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