Re: boot virus

From: Jason Wade (savon1414_050404+gb_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 05/04/04 

Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 20:42:11 GMT

On Tue, 04 May 2004 09:17:52 -0500, avinash wrote:

> I have P-III processor. I recently installed Linux on my FAT hard disk
> having installed MS Windows 2000 and Ms- Windows 98. Now after i have
> installed Linux and when i try to load windows , it shows red screen
> with the message that my hard disk is infected with boot virus which is
> produced by TCAV on guard. But when I say to continue it is fine. I have
> scanned my hard with NORTON AV 2004. But it shows no virus. Please help
> me.

You probably installed a new bootloader into the mbr (such as
lilo or grub) when you installed linux, and that's what is causing TCAV to
freak out.

I imagine that TCAV tries to detect bootsector viruses by checking
if the mbr/bootsector has changed during each boot.

You have to tell TCAV that the new bootsector is good using whatever
configuration options it provides. 

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