Stories about: MBR

Ransomware Infects Master Boot Record Experts have found a piece of ransomware that, unlike previous variants, doesn’t settle with blocking the computer’s desktop. Instead, it infects the master boot record (MBR), taking it hostage to prevent the operating system from loading. Trend Micro researchers determined that the malware replaces the ...	13 April 2012 08:17 GMT

Microsoft: Vista Can Handle MS-DOS Era, 10-Year-Old Master Boot Record Threats

All Windows Vista users can take a sigh of relief. Microsoft has confirmed that its latest iteration of the Windows client is more than capable of handling 10-year-old threats focused on the Master Boot Record, dating back to the MS-DOS era. Trojan.Mebroot (as it was labeled by Symantec) is a rootkit detected in the ...

11 January 2008
07:14 GMT

Warning: MBR Rootkit Hunting Windows XP Computers! I must mention from the beginning that every unpatched system connected to the web is vulnerable to this rootkit, so in case you're running an outdated version of Windows XP, you may be in danger pal! Now, let's see some juicy (if you're one of those loving computer infections) details about the rootki...	9 January 2008 14:31 GMT

Boot Record Rootkit Brings Windows Vista to Its Knees A new boot record rootkit in the wild has the potential to bring Windows Vista down to its knees. Despite having applauded Windows Vista throughout 2007 as the most secure Windows operating system on the market, the latest Microsoft client still has some problems involving write-access to raw disk sectors. In this co...	8 January 2008 06:26 GMT

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Stories about: MBR

Ransomware Infects Master Boot Record

Microsoft: Vista Can Handle MS-DOS Era, 10-Year-Old Master Boot Record Threats

Warning: MBR Rootkit Hunting Windows XP Computers!

Boot Record Rootkit Brings Windows Vista to Its Knees