[bobrancher]

Hello,
I would like to know how to scan my PC for infections in the following:
Master Boot Record
Boot Sector
BIOS
CMOS

Is it possible to even scan these things? How do you know if you have a virus infecting these things? I have tried to research this online and have not find a specific answer to this question. Can anyone here help me out? Thanks.

 

[bobrancher]

bump!
a random question, I know, but I would like to scan my computer for these just to make sure they aren't present, but regular antivirus programs don't detect these.

 

[Glaswegian]

You would need to use something like Gmer to scan

http://www.gmer.net/

but do be careful - even if it says 'rootkit' it can still produce the odd false positive.