The Petya ransomware encrypts a compromised computer’s master file table. First ransomware locked your desktop. Then it encrypted your files. Not long after, webservers, shared drives and backups were ...

A new strain of ransomware replaces the Master Boot Record (MBR) and encrypts the Master File Table on an infected Windows computer’s hard drive, thereby essentially locking a victim out of all of ...

ESET Research has discovered new ransomware samples, which it has named HybridPetya, resembling the infamous Petya/NotPetya malware. They were uploaded to VirusTotal in February 2025. HybridPetya ...

The latest Petya ransomware attacks come with a twist; if Petya is not granted privileges to encrypt the Master File Table, it instead installs Mischa ransomware. The Petya ransomware strain signaled ...

My Seagate Slave Drive ST3160023A has a Corrupted Master File Table. I am able to see the drive and partition, but not able to read the the file system. I have TestDisk, but not sure what needs to be ...

I was under the impression that the MFT automatically resized itself if needed. I thought that I'd read that it would increase in size but never get smaller.<BR><BR>I noticed, however, that Diskeeper ...