| US 7,565,523 B2 | ||
| Apparatus and method for restoring master boot record infected with virus | ||
| Kyu-in Han, Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 13, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/402,991. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2005-0031622 (KR), filed on Apr. 15, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0236399 A1, Oct. 19, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 15/177 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 713—2 [713/1; 713/188; 714/25; 714/38; 726/24] | 31 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus comprising:
a first storage unit having a plurality of sectors, and to store a master boot record in a storage position of the first storage
unit; and
a virus check unit to search for the master boot record within the first storage unit in order to determine whether the storage
position of the master boot record is in a first sector or another sector of the first storage unit, to determine whether
the master boot record is infected with a virus, and to restore the master boot record, if the master boot record is infected
with the virus.
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