Monday, 31 August 2009

Alert: Attack laptop battery spread of the virus is crazy

Well-known Internet-virus software company KASPORSKY Kabajisi recently IBM ThinkPad R40 Battery issued a warning, please please beware of laptop users called "Blueyes" (Blue Eyes) notebook virus is widely disseminated through the Internet! "Blueyes" The name might be for the "Bluetooth" the sky, this virus, which attacks the laptop batteries, laptop battery attack will cause an explosion or fire!


According to reports, this "blue eyes" the virus is completely hardware and software for ordinary harmless, it is disguised as a feedback information packet, through the TP / IP network to send interactive mode. Since this information packet itself does not have any IBM ThinkPad R32 Battery offensive capabilities, the current firewalls and antivirus software can not be filtered or to sound the alarm.


But for laptop users, this virus is very dangerous. When the laptop battery charging is completed, to the transformer through the software sends a signal to remind the charging end, into float mode. It is this signal to activate the blue eyes and the virus, it will retain this information, and issued a "quick charge" signal. Then transformer will be accelerated as a laptop battery, just a few minutes of time will result in laptop battery overcharge, thereby damaging the laptop battery or even cause an explosion. At present in Russia and Europe has seen a lot of notebook batteries IBM 02K6928 Battery burning incident, a Dutch bank's office laptop cases spontaneous combustion when in standby, but it is not clear whether it is because the "blue eyes" mischief.


Warning that anti-virus software can not currently address this virus, but it gives the laptop battery to avoid damage to several specific measures:


1. Do not start a state of charge, "blue eyes" virus work in the WINDOWS system environment does not work in DOS or a shutdown;


2. Working condition, it is better not to use an external IBM 02K7054 Battery power supply, use only the battery, which can persist for some 1-2 hours of laptop models will undoubtedly be bad news for users;


3. Should always keep in laptop batteries margin shows, if we find a rapid rise in power, should immediately unplug the external power supply, or shut down;


4. When they find the keyboard too much heat, you should promptly check the battery power is left.

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