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to: MICHAEL MUELLER
from: GORDON FREY
date: 1997-08-09 09:52:00
subject: StealthBoot.a

On (07 Aug 97) Michael Mueller wrote to Gordon Frey...
 MM> Hi Gordon,
 MM> you wrote in /FIDO/VIRUS_INFO at 04 Aug 97:
PW>> It can do, if you're using a disk overlay for example.
GF> But that can be reinstalled all the ones I've seen are just
GF> drivers loaded in the congig.sys.  Also there are BIOS update
 MM> Hmm, the overlays I have seen reside in the MBR and the tools provived  
 MM> with allways want to format your HDD to install it.
If that is that case with your setup, a back up of the MBR is a 
must.  But if you using a Older ISA bus compute a BIOS upgrade 
card or a Card like I'm using with one of the computers at my 
house is Enhaced IDE (with Bios update) and Supper I/O.  It does 
the trick. But the nice thing I got it at a close out for only $2 
dollars.  New some stores are asking $75 for it!
Gordon
... A liberal's generosity is limited only by your income..
--- PPoint 1.92
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