What is a boot sector virus, what does a boot sector virus, how do I get rid of it and how do I find out that I have a boot sector virus. All this is discussed in this article.
This explanation is one of a series of articles on different types of viruses and other PC infections. Because there are many misconceptions about viruses one by one I will explain what they are, what they do, how to get off again and how to avoid them.
What exactly is a Boot Sector Virus
What is a boot sector virus. When we see the word boot sector virus. The word means in English boat launch. Sector means a share of a whole and virus is a piece of code that malicious purposes.
If we merge and create the right context, therefore, a portion of the boot system infected with a malicious piece of code.
Technical explanation
When a computer starts allows the BIOS (basic input output system) ensures that the computer goes into the boot sector. The boot sector is exactly what the computer should do. Thus, the computer boot Windows, the virus scanner example msn and boot. As you can see that time does not protect your computer because the antivirus is not running. So if a virus for that time on the computer is put in the boot sector is placed has a virus-free game.
History
The boot sector virus originated in the early time of computer use. Previously, nearly every PC a floppy drive. What the computer does is, when I look at first can boot from the floppy drive and then what is in the boot sector. If a boot sector virus on the floppy you had applied the floppy boot sector and you were infected. Fortunately with the advent of the floppy disc was unnecessary and there was a high risk disappeared. The main risk from a floppy was that another virus on your computer is a boot sector virus could put on your floppy. It can not, because when a CD is CD in most cases not rewritable. Also, the BIOS developers are not sitting still. They have developed a system which allows you to specify that no changes should be made in the boot sector making a boot sector virus a long time been out of sight
The comeback of the boot sector virus
With the advent of the USB stick bootable (bootable) have as it were a digital floppy created with the same dangers as before. Therefore it is wise to turn off this feature in your BIOS and turn only when you really want to boot via USB. Totally it is wise to scan your usb stick if your PC with a virus and virus program still on.
How do you remove a boot sector virus
That depends entirely on when you catch a boot sector virus that simply have run in the background but does not come to the main processes so you can use a good antivirus program to remove your virus. When you know what virus it is and you can not boot your PC because the virus usually exist on the web anti-virus boot sector to find the boot sector virus prevention. If it's an unknown virus or you do not know what virus it is, there is only one option and that is the hard disk formatting. This is also be your last resort.