[lug] KRUD 6.1 2000-01-01

[Nate Duehr]

On some BIOS'es you have to actually enter the BIOS and let it know that
the MBR change was "okay".  Once you've done that, it won't alert again
until the MBR changes again.

Not sure if your BIOS is that type or not, but it's worth a look.

On Sat, Jan 15, 2000 at 04:26:07PM -0800, matthew.w.mcillece at lmco.com wrote:
> Is the MBR supposed to change with every boot?  I get the virus detected
> message each time.
> 
> > Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 18:27:48 -0700
> > From: Hugh Brown <hugh at math.byu.edu>
> > To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> > Subject: Re: [lug] KRUD 6.1 2000-01-01
> > Reply-To: lug at lug.boulder.co.us
> >
> > Most likely it is detecting that the MBR has been changed (which it has,
> > by LILO).
> >
> > Hugh
> >
> > matthew.w.mcillece at lmco.com wrote:
> > >
> > > I just installed KRUD 6.1 and on first reboot my BIOS's "Trend
> > > ChipAwayVirus" feature is telling me that it has detected a boot virus
> > > on my hard disk.  This is a brand-new Fujitsu 13 Gig drive that my
> > BIOS
> > > previously only complained about it not being formatted (or something
> > > like that).
> > >
> > > Is this normal after a Linux install?  (I think I used to have the
> > > feature turned off)
> > >
> 
> 
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