Boot sector virus

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losl(removethis)

Could I remove boot sector virus by re-formatting the hard drive?
Or could it be removed by writing 0 (zero) all over the boot sector?

Thank you!!
 
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Zvi Netiv

losl(removethis) said:
Could I remove boot sector virus by re-formatting the hard drive?
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No. Most boot viruses do not affect the hard drive boot sector, but the MBR,
and formatting the hard drive leaves the MBR untouched.
Or could it be removed by writing 0 (zero) all over the boot sector?
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As silly as making a new baby for having soiled his diapers rather than changing
the diapers.

Read www.invircible.com/iv_tools.php#Ivinit
 
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GSV Three Minds in a Can

from the wonderful person said:
Could I remove boot sector virus by re-formatting the hard drive?
Or could it be removed by writing 0 (zero) all over the boot sector?
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Why don't you just re-write the boot sector, which is something almost
all versions of Windows are quite capable of doing .. many AntiVirus
products can do it too.

Why do you think you have a Boot Sector virus .. they are pretty rare
these days?
 

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