Zimuse-A and its variant, Zimuse-B, overwrite MBR (Master Boot Record)
files on infected drives with their own data, either 40 days or 20 days
respectively after infection. This malicious behavior corrupts records
and makes data recovery difficult if not impossible, researchers report. Read the full article. [The Register]
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