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I don't think it is currently possible for a stick of ram to hold a virus. Where are you getting this info?
by devopsproject 10y ago
I don't think it is currently possible for a stick of ram to hold a virus. Where are you getting this info?
- vonklaus 10y agoi am not a security professional and i am recalling what i have read before. as mentioned some malware targets the bootloader and is persistantly loaded at startup. i am not sure what is technically correct, so maybe someone will chime in, but i don't believe ram is typically cleared after shutdown. i think it is called memory only malware. either way, i have 2 comparible 4gb ram sticks and there is only one on the pc now. so i would simply swap it for newer sticks i have to get more ram if simply performance as the storage is HDD.
- stillusingvb6 10y agoThe bootloader resides in the hard drive so if the bootloader is infected, it will get transferred to ram at boot. Ram cannot contain a virus, you are wasting your time by replacing it.