Most of us know that the Master Boot Record (MBR) is a special type of boot sector, placed at the beginning of the storage device, that tells your computer what to do when it starts. It contains ...

I've gotta 'uninstall' linux on a dual boot win2k/mandrake system (My sister's machine....). How can I get Win2K to overwrite anything in the MBR so it'll boot normally when /boot is gone? (I use the ...

CounterStrike gamers looking for an advantage over their competition might be in for a surprise this Christmas, as there's a booby-trapped cheat tool going around that will overwrite their hard drive ...

A new bootlocker ransomware was discovered by Malware Blocker called RedBoot that when executed will encrypt files on the computer, replace the MBR, or Master Boot Record, of the system drive and then ...

A new piece of malware known as Shamoon that has the ability to destroy files on infected machines and overwrite the master boot record has researchers scratching their heads, wondering what the ...