Attackers are developing an aggressive new ransomware program for Windows machines that encrypts user files as well as the computer’s master boot record (MBR), leaving devices unable to load the OS.

Viruses and malware are becoming more sophisticated as time goes on. One of the more notorious viruses is the Petya ransomware which corrupts a Windows computer’s Master Boot Record (MBR). If the MBR ...

It’s hard enough for non-technical users to deal with ransomware infections: understanding public-key cryptography, connecting to the Tor anonymity network and paying with Bitcoin cryptocurrency. A ...

Though not very common, Master Boot Record (MBR) encrypting or modifying ransomware can be disastrous when they hit. This is because they will not bother encrypting the actual files and instead ...

If you receive an error message – Failure when attempting to copy boot files, then this post may be able to help you fix the problem. BCDBoot is a command-line ...