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WinstonF · 26 June 2020, 11:50

Here's my embarrassing question, it's about viruses, I'm sure it's been asked before so happy for the mods to move it to the correct place etc.

QUESTION: Was there ever a virus on the Amiga500 (kick 1.2/1.3) or later models of Amiga (A600/A1200/ or on any model) that was able to sit in RAM after the Amiga had been switched off. So these viruses would use the clock battery as power, and sit in RAM. I doubt that they could use the clock chip itself, as it's doubtful it had any programmable RAM, but I'm ready to be corrected (as I haven't read the technical specs of that chip). So on re-powering the Amiga the virus was re-emerge from RAM etc.

I doubt this ever happened and it was just virus-fear-, stories to sell print, slightly topical in the age of Covid19

, so did the Amiga ever need metaphorical hand gel, face masks and 2-meters?

26 June 2020, 11:50	#2555
WinstonF Registered User Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Southampton, UK Posts: 8	Here's my embarrassing question, it's about viruses, I'm sure it's been asked before so happy for the mods to move it to the correct place etc. QUESTION: Was there ever a virus on the Amiga500 (kick 1.2/1.3) or later models of Amiga (A600/A1200/ or on any model) that was able to sit in RAM after the Amiga had been switched off. So these viruses would use the clock battery as power, and sit in RAM. I doubt that they could use the clock chip itself, as it's doubtful it had any programmable RAM, but I'm ready to be corrected (as I haven't read the technical specs of that chip). So on re-powering the Amiga the virus was re-emerge from RAM etc. I doubt this ever happened and it was just virus-fear-, stories to sell print, slightly topical in the age of Covid19 , so did the Amiga ever need metaphorical hand gel, face masks and 2-meters?