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![]() ![]() The infected MBR has reinfected the system. After what many techs will consider a successful cleaning, they'll restart the computer, only to discover the virus has come back in full force. Most AV products won't scan the MBR or catch the fact its infected because they look at the filesystem, but omit the first 512bytes on the hard drive. The first 440 bytes are blank, therefore it's a great place for malware to hide itself. In essence, points to the first line of the kernel, most importantly the boot partition. ![]() Master Boot Record is 512 bytes at the beginning of the hard drive that, following BIOS, contains the partition table. The following information is the result of much research and experience from my In-House lab, note that by following anything in this guide I'm not responsible for your actions or any damages that may arise.
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