If there are multiple drives installed in the computer, then it can create confusion as to which drive has a Bootloader. This scenario usually happens when Master Boot Record is on the wrong drive.

I have a Vaio PCG-N505VE. It does not have a CD drive. After a failed attempt of installing Fedora on it, I now wish to put Win2K on. <BR>I pulled the HD and put it in an external exclosure. I then ...

Though not very common, Master Boot Record (MBR) encrypting or modifying ransomware can be disastrous when they hit. This is because they will not bother encrypting the actual files and instead ...

Boot Sector Viruses are malicious programs that reside in your hard drive. They infect your machine by replacing your Master Boot Record (MBR) or DOS Boot Sector with their code. In some cases, boot ...

Cisco Systems’ Talos team has developed an open-source tool that can protect the master boot record of Windows computers from modification by ransomware and other malicious attacks. The tool, called ...

Attackers are developing an aggressive new ransomware program for Windows machines that encrypts user files as well as the computer’s master boot record (MBR), leaving devices unable to load the OS.