Ransomware stops Windows from booting by replacing its master boot record: A new ransomware variant prevents infected computers from loading Windows by replacing their master boot record (MBR) and displays a message asking users for money, according to security researchers from Trend Micro.
Saturday 14 April 2012
Ransomware via MBR
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Ransomware stops Windows from booting by replacing its master boot record: A new ransomware variant prevents infected computers from loading Windows by replacing their master boot record (MBR) and displays a message asking users for money, according to security researchers from Trend Micro.
Ransomware stops Windows from booting by replacing its master boot record: A new ransomware variant prevents infected computers from loading Windows by replacing their master boot record (MBR) and displays a message asking users for money, according to security researchers from Trend Micro.
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