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CBL Data Recovery Technologies Reports Computer Users Being Hit Today By The Chernobyl Virus

TORONTO, CANADA-- CBL Data Recovery Technologies Inc. of Toronto, a leading provider of data recovery services, reports today that computer users in Canada, the United States, England and China have been hit with the Chernobyl virus.

Chernobyl is a version of the CIH virus, so named because it strikes on the 26th of April - the same day as the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. It infects Windows 95 and 98 executable files. Once those executable files are run, the virus becomes resident in the memory of the computer and then infects other files as they are copied or opened.

"The virus affects a personal computer in two ways," says CBL's president Bill Margeson. "First, it has the ability to overwrite sectors at the beginning of the hard drive. Secondly, it may affect some BIOS chipsets rendering the personal computer inoperable."

CBL recommends the following:

• It's a good idea to scan your media with the latest versions of well-known virus protection software. The version of the CIH virus that is hitting today is variant 1003. If your computer hasn't been infected, it will therefore still be advisable to check for this virus on a regular basis.
  
  
• If your computer has already been infected and the damage done, it's best to leave the recovery of your data to professionals that can find those files at the hex level. This will minimize any further lasting effects such as overwriting of critical data.

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CBL Data Recovery Technologies Inc. () is a leading international provider of computer data recovery services for clients experiencing data loss. Founded in 1993, CBL offers data recovery services worldwide through its network of labs, offices and authorized partners. CBL's offices and laboratories are located in 10 countries on six continents including Brisbane, Australia; San Diego, California and Armonk, NY, USA; Toronto, Canada; Newcastle, United Kingdom; Kaiserslautern, Germany; Beijing, China; Barbados, West Indies; Ponta Grossa, Brazil; Tokyo, Japan; and Singapore.

SOURCE CBL Data Recovery Technologies Inc.

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