The Master Boot Record (MBR) is a special type of boot sector, placed at the very beginning of the storage device. It tells your computer what to do when it starts. It also contains information on how ...

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 ...

Cisco Talos reports a new strain of spyware called Rombertik that escalates its anti-detection capabilities by destroying the Master Boot Record if the code is audited. A new strain of spyware that ...

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.

A new malware, Rombertik, is making headlines for its hostile response to investigation techniques. When it detects an attempt, it attacks the master boot record of the local hard drive. Share on ...

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 ...

I think from my recollection you can use the Redhat and/or Fedora CD#1 to boot into rescue mode then follow directions from there.... Basically once you boot into rescue mode, you would have to mount ...