📎 AI Summary:
The forum thread discusses a free tool designed to protect the MBR from malware, with guidance on distinguishing between legacy BIOS and UEFI boot modes. The original poster highlights the tool's features and troubleshooting tips. A subsequent user expresses skepticism about security tools due to concerns over government backdoors, to which the original poster clarifies that any interception of Cisco hardware likely occurred during transport, outside of Cisco's direct control. Overall, the conversation centers on system security and trust in hardware and software providers.
Neemobeer

Neemobeer

Windows Forum Team
Staff member
Member details
Joined
Jul 4, 2015
Messages
8,995
Thread Author #1
Here is a article about a tool that can help protect your systems MBR from being overridden by malware. It offers similar protections to newer computers using Secure Boot/UEFI.

The easiest way to tell if you are booting legacy vs. UEFI is when the computer first boots. If you see the Windows logo and spinning dots you are using legacy (MBR) booting. If you see your manufacturer logo and spinning dots you are using Secure Boot / UEFI.

Free tool protects PCs from master boot record attacks
 

Josephur

Josephur

Windows Forum Admin
Staff member
Premium Supporter
Microsoft Certified Professional
Member details
Joined
Aug 3, 2010
Messages
1,283
#2
Edward Snowden also reported that the US Government put back doors in Cisco products, makes me leery to use anything they provide to protect my MBR 😉
 
Neemobeer

Neemobeer

Windows Forum Team
Staff member
Member details
Joined
Jul 4, 2015
Messages
8,995
Thread Author #3
The Gov was supposedly intercepting Cisco's hardware during transport and doing that, so it wasn't happening at Cisco.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.