Was BIOS altered?
I just did this today, 16 Jan 2010 about 7 PM pst.
My BIOS is listed as a "701' by a program that IDs BIOS.
My Motherboard is a ASUS P4V8X-MX
On their web SITE I got the latest download, which is a P4V8X701.ROM and I also got their software for this board.
I did a dump of the ROM before burn and named it OLDROM.
(That part has to be done in MS DOS booted from floppy.)
I later rebooted, all is well. Now I go to the directory where I put the downland. Next I fetch the SAVED file off the floppy.

OK, now are you with me up to this point?
There is a program called FC that you can use at the command prompt. Both the old file and the new file are exactly the same size. Using the /b option thee are many areas in the two file that differ. Some differences are significant. It is actual code, not jsut FF and 00 stuff.

Now then, because the two fines have the same revision ID, how come there are significant differences?
Or to put it another WAY,
Did a virus get into my BIOS?


Yes. and it's setting up a ROGUE DNS server in your living room.Not just the rogue DNS, I saw it stealing your neighbors car.IT'Z IN YUR CUPBOARDZ
EATIN YUR FOOD