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 ...

In order to turn bigger profits from their armies of compromised computers, hackers this year will use a new tactic in targeting master boot records with viruses that plant rootkits on computers’ hard ...

Many utilities can clone the entire MBR sector, but I only wish to duplicate the boot code and leave the master partition table intact.<BR><BR>Is there any utility that provides this ...

One of the effective troubleshooting steps, to fix boot issues is to repair Master Boot Record or MBR in Windows 11/10. One of the common reasons why an MBR can get corrupted is malware infections.

Is the Partition Table considered part of the MBR?<P>As far as I understand, the Master Boot Code is followed by the PT, and they both reside in the first sector of the disk, but to be exact on terms, ...