>

In addition,  after you have cleaned this virus.  The next
time you boot-up go into the CMOS settings, usually with the
Delete key or whichever key it says during the RAM check.
Then enable anti-virus, this locks the boot sector against
any boot sector virus.

> G. Raymond Skogland wrote:
>
> > When I booted up my computer this evening, I received
> the
> > following message
> > from McAfee -
> > I have the NYB.A Master Boot Sector Virus. How do I go
> > about removing this
> > virus and what does it do?
> > I cannot understand where I got the virus as all my
> files
> > test as uninfected
> > and I tested the only floppy that I have used and it was
>
> > also clean.
> > It was a SPARQ drive installation disk I accidentally
> > booted with in A:.
> > This and the installation of the SPARQ are the only
> > changes before the
> > message.
> >
> > Ray and Myrna Skogland
> > Melfort, Sask. Canada
> > sasha.wool+AEA-sk.sympatico.ca
>
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