Civileme wrote:
>
> Steve Philp wrote:
>
> > Civileme wrote:
> > >
> > > Trend ChipAwayVIrus(R) On Guard Ver 1.63A
> > > [SNIP]
> > > My reaction, since Trend doesn't have a consumer complaints dept, was to
> > > write FIC Sales and sever my relationship. I will no longer offer
> > > computers with FIC boards until they change their policy. I'll also
> > > copy this to Slashdot and see if a few folks feel interested in
> > > slashdotting www.antivirus.com, or FIC.
> >
> > Can't you turn it off in the BIOS? The Abit BP6 board I own also has
> > virus detection, but it's toggle-able in the BIOS.
> > --
> > Steve Philp
> > Network Administrator
> > Advance Packaging Corporation
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Noppers--no such option. Nor on the web sites. Nor on the CD that came with
> it. I asked where I could, for patches that would allow it to be turned
> off... No such luck.
>
> Still, the idea that a virus detection program would suspect LILO smells like
> a deliberate attack.
I doubt it's an attack. My last three motherboards have all carried
anti-virus stuff in the BIOS. Can't say I've ever turned it on though.
--
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
