Windows uses Block I/O Protocol and Device Path Protocol to boot from a block IO device. Block I/O protocol is used extensively by the OS loader and Resume loader. Minimal amount of runtime …

BOOTMGR is responsible for loading and verifying the integrity of the Windows OS Loader, Winload.exe. The Windows Server 2008 Boot Manager consists of a single executable. The …

File is validated & checked against catalog hash by the enclave, not broker. It contains a LUA_FILE_HEADER followed by the LUA Bytecode. A magic "God Mode" MSR won't be measured …

Volume Boot Record (VBR) which loads the boot manager, which for Windows is bootmgr.exe. Hard drives, network drives, USB drives, and even removable media can be used in the boot order, …

Implementing UEFI (without SecureBoot) More work to do with BitLocker or TrueCrypt: Extract passphrase at boot Real interest to use bootkit techniques, for loading unsigned drivers REBoot uses …

The “BootMGR has been compressed” error is a result of compressing the hard drive using Windows drive compression. To resolve this error, a bootable drive is created so that the notebook can boot …

Stoned is the name of a boot sector computer virus created in 1987, apparently in New Zealand. It was one of the very first viruses, and was, along with its many variants, very common and widespread in …