Backup and restore master boot record

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The Master Boot Record (MBR) is the very critical part of a computer system. If it is damaged due to a virus attack or by other means your data on your hard drive may lost forever. The MBR Backup tool helps you in such critical situation. The new version of MBR Backup tool (v.2) allows you to restore saved backups in the event that your MBR becomes corrupted. You can do this by connecting the drive to another computer.

Download it from http://www.misec.net/products/MBRBackup.exe
 
lol...what's this...??

We can restore MBR easily from Windows / Linux CD/DVD. Why we need such tool..??

And I never heard of virus attacking MBR....and that too makes data loss..!!

Can others please confirm this..??
 
Please read the "MBR viruses" section from Troubleshooting Disks and File Systems . I am pasting for your reference.

"MBR viruses exploit the master boot code within the master boot record (MBR) that runs automatically when an x86-based computer starts up. MBR viruses are activated when the BIOS activates the master boot code, before the operating system is loaded.

Many viruses replace the MBR sector with their own code and move the original MBR to another location on the disk. After the virus is activated, it stays in memory and passes the execution to the original MBR so that startup appears to function normally.

Some viruses do not relocate the original MBR, causing all volumes on the disk to become inaccessible. If the listing in the partition table for the active primary partition is destroyed, the computer cannot start. Other viruses relocate the MBR to the last sector of the disk or to an unused sector on the first track of the disk. If the virus does not protect the sector that contains the MBR, normal use of the computer might overwrite the MBR, and the system might not restart."
 
Umm,Thanks.

Anyways if a virus infects the MBR and prevent operating system from getting loaded, then it doesn't meant that your data are lost. You can connect that hard-disk externally/or use a Live CD to copy your data to a different hard-disk.
 
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