Just to add to this, LILO overwrote your MBR and this is why you cant' boot
to NT (at least this is what it sounds like)
Brad
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From: Greg W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, December 28, 1999 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: Virus in Master Boot Record
>turn off the virus detection in the BIOS !!!!! scratch it, don't use
>it , whatever.
>
>They are dumb, and you will experience many errors because of this (unless
>you never change things on your system) , from what you have posted the
>alert would be because you installed Linux and the BIOS is seeing the
>changed boot values
>
>get a separate virus program for your NT system....
>
>look for something called gag to manage your dual booting or an eqv. , I
>can mail it off the list if not familiar with freshmeat etc
>
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>On 28/12/99 at 18:29 Paul R. Watkins wrote:
>
>>I installed RH 6.1 a week or so ago. I have a virus detection program in
>my bios setup. It
>>detects a virus in the masterboot record. I can get by this and boot linux
>and everything
>>works fine in Linux.
>>
>>How do I remove this virus -- it's a nasty one in that I can't boot NT
>(dual boot system)
>>but Linux does work.
>>
>>Any suggestions will be appreciated.
>>
>>Paul
>
>
>Regards
>
>Greg Wright
>IT Consultant Sydney Australia
>
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