New rootkit installs in Master Boot Record

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New rootkit installs in Master Boot Record

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"Mebroot" proves to be a tough rootkit to crack
Nearly invisible to security software since it infects the master boot record and loads before anything else

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/ ... ack_1.html
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