> That depends on what type of machine you bought.  If you go out and 
> purchase a brand-name computer, the OS is already installed.
> 
> If you build your own, this is true, but most machines the OS is already 
> pre-installed.

True. But I'd wager that MBR protection is probably turned off on most 
machines out there.

(Similarly, most have a BIOS write-protect feature so malware can't 
reflash the BIOS. And that's usually off. But then, any such malware 
would only work for one brand of motherboard anyway since there's no 
standard interface for that kind of thing...)

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