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TCHunt - The TrueCrypt Boot Loader Identification String

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For systems using TrueCrypt Whole Disk Encryption - Even after altering or removing all pre-boot authentication text through the TrueCrypt user interface, there is an identification string in the very first sector of your hard drive that contains these words TrueCrypt Boot Loader. It is trivial to modify these words and doing so does not seem to cause any harm. Systems continue to boot and decrypt after modification.

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