Chapter 679: Heavy losses
At the same time, the host of the computer is also suffering from cruel torture.
The CPU, that is, the brain of the host, has entered the Pentium era at this time, this CPU, in order to give users better performance, can be overclocked, like the famous Celeron 300A in later generations, there are enthusiasts over 450, and even more over to 600, and at the same time, players also have misses, Celeron 300 due to too much overclocking, heat dissipation can not keep up, resulting in the core being burned out of a big hole, such a phenomenon is not uncommon.
Super external frequency, super double frequency, so that low-end CPUs have high-end performance, which means spending less money and doing more things, at this time, this kind of DIY has begun to gradually become popular all over the world.
Therefore, Kevin's virus, of course, will not let go of this opportunity, as long as it enters the host host, it will analyze the CPU model of the host host, and then, it will set a higher overclocking index.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE CURRENT OLD JOHN'S COMPUTER, WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH A 486 CPU, ORIGINALLY ONLY HAD 2 TIMES THE FREQUENCY OF THE DOUBLING, 50MHZ OF THE EXTERNAL FREQUENCY, BUT NOW, THE VIRUS SUDDENLY ATTACKED, AND IMMEDIATELY CHANGED THE EXTERNAL FREQUENCY AND MULTIPLIER OF THE CPU IN THE BIOS, THE OCTAPER WAS SET TO 4, THE EXTERNAL FREQUENCY WAS SET TO 100.
Even if it is the highest-grade 486, the frequency of the doubling is only 3! Now the doubling has doubled, the total performance has quadrupled, and with it, of course, is a huge amount of heat!
Poor 486 didn't have a cooling fan at all, so after only five seconds had passed, it immediately smoked. The ceramic shell on the outside also cracked with smoke.
However, even a Pentium CPU with a fan is fine, because the virus will send a command to the fan to stop the fan from turning.
If that's all there is to it, replace it with a new CPU. The computer can still be re-run, of course this is impossible, the main purpose of this virus is to completely destroy the computer!
The most important thing to destroy a computer is to destroy the data stored in it!
At this time, computers have begun to use hard disks as the main storage device, and the capacity is generally below 2G, although even the capacity of a U disk in later generations is not enough, but. It has been able to store quite a lot of data.
The hard disk is based on the principle of magnetic materials to store data, according to N and S to distinguish 0 and 1, and the core element of the hard disk is the disk of the disk, in the vacuum sealed hard disk, the disk of the disk rotates at high speed, and the head moves back and forth to find the location of the required data. And among them. The most important thing is the 0 track, where the main bootloader and partition table information of the hard disk are stored. Generally speaking. As long as the track is 0 damaged, it means that the disk is scrapped.
Now, when the virus starts to attack, the program that corrupts the disk also starts to start quickly, and this program is very simple, starting with the 0 track. Perform a low-level program!
Low-level formatting is a damaging operation on the hard disk, and the current low-level 0 track results in the disappearance of all data!
It's not just 0 tracks. 1 track, 2 tracks...... In order, the program began to run rapidly.
Low-level formatting is a thorough cleaning of the hard disk, even if you open the platter in a dust-free environment and re-perform hardware-level recovery, you can't find the data out of it!
Of course, it is not limited to these, if it is a computer with an optical drive, the laser head of the optical drive is working at full power, and the frequency of the graphics card is also increased......
"Damn, virus attack!" Unlike the sluggish old John, when the computer screen was gray, the Pentagon personnel quickly discovered the problem, it must have been a virus in the computer!
However, although they know the problem, these people deal with it differently, most of them subconsciously unplug the network cable, after all, most of the virus is spread through the network, and it is possible that at the moment of the virus attack, their own confidential data is constantly being stolen.
In this way, they missed the opportunity, and when the smell of burning came out of the chassis, they found out that the problem was big, these viruses were able to destroy the hardware of the computer!
On this day, more than 60 percent of the computers in the United States hung up at the moment of the outbreak of the virus.
Those who are responsive can also unplug the power supply. to save the chips from burning out. In order to remove viruses, it is not enough to rely on advanced formatting, you must format the data area of the hard disk at a low level.
However, all user data on the hard drive will be lost!
Luckily, those who were slow to respond were smelling the burnt smell of the motherboard. I watched as I watched the computer suddenly become unusually fast, and then within a second or two, the computer went black.
Companies that are taking orders and negotiating business; Shareholders in the place where the contract of sale and purchase is being sent; research units that are processing data; Company directors who are dealing with important documents......
Millions of unsuspecting computer users were wiped out at this moment.
Some companies, factories, and departments, which rely heavily on computers, have fallen into a state of complete paralysis and panicked.
All the information was urgently presented to various departments in the United States.
The White House, the FBI, and the Pentagon all have a large number of computer paralysis, and they have to face a steady stream of damage reports. Countless computer experts are urgently investigating what virus caused this unprecedented catastrophe.
That President George H.W. Bush, known as the old cowboy of Texas, was at the height of his anger.
Who dares to get on the head of US imperialism?
At this time, the news of the outbreak of the virus in the United States spread all over the world through the airwaves. The European side urgently disconnected from the network connection with the United States, the Asian side disconnected from the network connection with the United States, and the neighboring countries of the United States, such as Canada and Mexico, also faced the invasion of computer viruses.
Within an hour of the outbreak of the virus, antivirus programs claiming to specifically target the virus suddenly appeared on various websites in the United States.
Panicked American computer users have downloaded and installed it. Within ten minutes, millions of downloaders were in the millions, which is more than the previous week's results.
However, this is just another virus.
Countless users who have been fooled are dumbfounded in the face of the virus that is downloaded immediately and attacks immediately.
Hundreds of thousands of computer users have been killed by the virus vandals, turning a large number of computers into waste!
It took several weeks for the United States to control and eliminate all the viruses.
After taking stock of the losses, everyone couldn't help but vomit blood: the direct economic loss was nearly 10 billion US dollars, the indirect economic loss was more than 100 billion US dollars, and the potential loss was immeasurable!
The cowboy president was furious on television, vowing to take revenge by any means necessary, with the greatest support since his election.
Uncle Sam is angry, the fury of thunder, unstoppable!
"Smack!" Bush Sr. slapped his hand on the table fiercely and said to the CIA director in front of him: "William, this is the conclusion of your investigation?" ”
It stands to reason that the FBI should be responsible for this kind of domestic affairs, but because the president suspected that this matter was inseparable from the Soviets, and Iraq was a pawn, this kind of foreign affairs was still handed over to the CIA.
Now, the CIA is also acting quickly, and in just a week, the results of the investigation are out, but the results are not satisfactory to him.
"This virus, which we did not find abroad, started to spread from within our country." CIA Director William looked at the angry president and continued: "We suspect that there is a handful of computer enthusiasts, yes, like Kevin, who used to be carrying out cyberattacks on us. They may still be in our country now. ”
Kevin, a computer master who broke into the Pentagon and the network system of the North American Command, has been unknown in recent years, but now the sudden virus pandemic in the United States reminds William of the person he used to be, and only a master of this level can make such a virus, right?
"Okay, even if that's the case, immediately organize people to find out these hackers and bring them to justice!" Bush Sr. said: "This matter will be handed over to the FBI, and it must be done quickly!" Our people need an explanation! ”
Who would have thought that the collapse of networks and computers across the United States alone would have such a major impact? It can affect the U.S. economy! Due to the computer damage of the aviation system, there was a three-day flight suspension in the United States! The computer system of the stock exchange has also partially destroyed the data stored, and the assets of many companies have to be re-evaluated, and those shareholders who hold shares are also anxious.
At this time, the government must use strong means to stabilize the financial order!
"Mr. President, there has been a message from the Pakistani side that they have heard that some of the computers in our government departments have been damaged, and they are willing to provide us with 200 computers for free." Secretary of State Baker said.
At this time, Pakistan also knows that charcoal is sent in the snow! 200 computers are not much, but due to a large number of computer damage, the price of computers in the market has skyrocketed, which is fully double the previous price increase! The increase in the government's fiscal deficit has made the government hesitate to procure computers for a long time, and these computers sent by Pakistan are extremely precious.
A few years ago, Pakistan reached an agreement with AMD to start building a wafer factory in Pakistan to produce CPU and other components, and at the same time, Pakistan also started its own chip design, and now, Pakistan has been able to produce the latest Am486CPU completely simultaneously, and these computers are all equipped with this CPU product.
Pakistan? Hearing this, the elder Bush was stunned. (To be continued.) )