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BOOT.COM and CBOOT.COM
These programs may be put in a batch file to cause a warm boot
(BOOT.COM) or a cold boot (CBOOT.COM). A "warm" boot means one
like you'd get with Ctrl-Alt-Del, with no memory check. A
"cold" boot is one that starts from scratch, running the POST,
memory check and so on. You'd certainly want a "cold" boot, for
instance, to be more sure of disabling an active virus, because
some of them can live through a warm boot.
The main distinction in these programs is that they will try to
flush any cache that may be holding data before rebooting. I
say "try" advisedly--so far they seem to do a proper job, but
you will have to try them with your cache to be sure.