Re: Possible new virus?

["Chris Berry" <compjma () hotmail com>]

> From: "Lee Rich" <lee.rich () wlga gov uk>
> > "I'm not sure how it made it on to the list"
>
> And please don't forget, this is 'security-basics'.. which means to me, 
> that it's not all security experts
> here, it's people breaking into the field aswell. So you should expect 
> questions that may be simple to
> yourself, but to others, it's part of a learning curve.

Oh, I wasn't complaining because it was basic, I was complaining because 
it's not a security issue.  To the best of my knowledge (which on this 
particular subject is fairly extensive since I'm originally from a hardware 
background), there is no possible way for software to interfere with the CPU 
cooler no matter how malicious it is, there just isn't any interface.  
(though I suppose if you had a motherboard with variable fan speed control 
and you somehow got an infected firmware update for your BIOS, then maybe, 
but thats a real long shot)  However, as always I'm willing to fess up if 
I'm wrong, is there anyone here who knows differently?  I'd be happy to help 
the original poster, I was just trying to point out that this isn't the 
correct forum for hardware questions.

Chris Berry
compjma () hotmail com
Systems Administrator
JM Associates

"Conciousness: that annoying time between naps."

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