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External hard drive formatted but AV scan shows 3,500 files.
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<blockquote data-quote="shmu26" data-source="post: 662593" data-attributes="member: 37647"><p>This is probably a hidden partition on the hard drive that contains necessary drivers etc for the hard drive to function. The user space is presumably empty, but there is a hard-coded system space that you can't erase. That's what I remember, anyways. This hidden partition is where state-sponsored malware wants to write itself, so it will survive all deleting attempts, and can even be shipped from the manufacturer that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shmu26, post: 662593, member: 37647"] This is probably a hidden partition on the hard drive that contains necessary drivers etc for the hard drive to function. The user space is presumably empty, but there is a hard-coded system space that you can't erase. That's what I remember, anyways. This hidden partition is where state-sponsored malware wants to write itself, so it will survive all deleting attempts, and can even be shipped from the manufacturer that way. [/QUOTE]
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