.CIH File Extension
- Developer by: AVAST Software a.s.
- Category: Dangerous and malicious Files
What are .CIH files and how to open them?
Can't open .CIH file? Are you wondering what it contains? On our site we will explain to you what this file is, what it is used for and what software opens the .CIH file.What is a .CIH file extension?
.CIH file extension is created by AVAST Software a.s.. .CIH has been classified as Dangerous and malicious Files.
.CIH is Chernobyl virus data
The cih file extension was sometimes used by a very dangerous Chernobyl virus (also known as Spacefiller) that first appeared in 1998.
Its payload is highly destructive to vulnerable systems, overwriting critical information on infected system drives, and in some cases destroying the system BIOS.
Very dangerous, should be purged using anti-virus software.
.CIH file format is deprecated and this file format is no longer supported.
Currently, .CIH file type is not actively used and is obsolete. This usually happens with system files in older operating systems, files from long-discontinued software, or with previous versions of some file types (documents, projects, images, etc.) that were replaced in later versions of the original programs.