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Master Boot Record Virus?
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Name: rjay3351
Date: October 16, 2004 at 20:49:34 Pacific
Subject: Master Boot Record Virus?OS: Windows 98seCPU/Ram: PIII/320MB |
Comment: Suddenly, I could not log on to Internet. After trying many things, I decided to reformat and reinstall W98se. I did a FDISK /MBR before the Format. When doing the FDISK, I got this message: Boot Sector Write!! VIRUS: Continue (Y/N)? I did Y and it completed. When reinstalling W98, it hung in the setup screen and displayed the same message as above but would not continue when selecting Y. What can I do to fix this?
rjay3351
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Name: jboy
Date: October 16, 2004 at 21:47:53 Pacific
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Reply: It's nothing to worry about - go into the BIOS and disable any Anti Virus options there. The AV protection is guarding against boot sector changes - however, when installing an OS etc, those changes are necessary. The BIOS protection, while better than nothing, is usually not worth running - certainly no substitute for AV software.
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