Troj/Mbroot-E

Category: Viruses and Spyware Protection available since:07 Jul 2009 10:44:11 (GMT)
Type: Trojan Last Updated:07 Jul 2009 10:44:11 (GMT)
Prevalence: Small Number of Reports

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Affected Operating Systems

Windows

Recovery Instructions:

Please follow the instructions for disinfecting master boot record viruses that store the boot sector.

Troj/Mbroot-E can be disinfected from Windows using SAV32CLI or by using the Sophos Bootable Anti-Virus CD.

If disinfected from Windows, the rootkit may rewrite the infected MBR when the computer is shutdown or restarted.

The fixmbr utility in the Windows Recovery Console can also be used to restore the original MBR.

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