Virus.Win9x.CIH vs 86Box

[IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Gigabyte GA-586T2 machine showcased in this video is no longer available. More information here:   / 1267897102832742402  ]

DISCLAIMER: Due to the severity of the damage showcased in this video, we once again reiterate that should you obtain a functional copy of the CIH virus, we cannot be held liable for any damaged software/hardware due to irresponsible usage.

CIH was a devastating computer virus affecting computers running the Windows 9x line of operating systems (95, 98/SE, ME), emerging as early as June of 1998 and activating its destructive payload on April 26, 1999, damaging millions of computers worldwide and costing more than US$100 millon in damages. It would first overwrite a crucial part of the hard drive, rendering the data within inaccessible; then, if the motherboard was vulnerable, it would overwrite a portion of the BIOS critical to its execution, effectively making the computer inoperable.

This video demonstrates CIH as it is executed on an emulated 430TX motherboard in a contained environment, with 86Box launched through GDB (GNU Debugger) to observe how it attempts to handle a corrupted BIOS image.

00:00 WARNING/DISCLAIMER
00:10 Introduction to CIH
02:06 86Box machine configuration
02:30 CIH (version 1.2)
07:36 CIH (version 1.4)
12:19 Conclusion
12:41 Outro

This video would not have been possible without the extensive research from 86Box contributor plant/nerd73:
https://github.com/nerd73

danooct1's video on CIH destroying a physical computer:    • Virus.Win9x.CIH/Chernobyl Destroying ...  
More content from danooct1:    / danooct1  

Award BIOS POST codes: http://www.bioscentral.com/postcodes/...
AMI (American Megatrends) BIOS POST codes: http://www.bioscentral.com/postcodes/...

For further reading:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIH_(co...)
- https://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/cih....
- http://virus.wikidot.com/cih

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[Downloads]
86Box (source code & binaries) -- https://github.com/86Box/86Box
86Box Manager -- https://github.com/86Box/86BoxManager
ROMs -- https://github.com/86Box/roms

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