Need a bootable disk to scan and remove virus
This computer is giving me hell
Could not move around and do much of any thing cause of the Spyware/Malware in it.
I finally got it to update and run Ad aware SE and that free'ed it up enough for me to move around... Thing is I think this sucker is major infected with virus's also.
Every time i open a folder that has a copy of AVG.exe file to install it closes it. When I go to download.com to AVG downlaod page it closes it.
Is there a BOOTABLE .iso I can get that will boot off cdrom and can the HDD for virus.. it is NTFS file format.
Could not move around and do much of any thing cause of the Spyware/Malware in it.
I finally got it to update and run Ad aware SE and that free'ed it up enough for me to move around... Thing is I think this sucker is major infected with virus's also.
Every time i open a folder that has a copy of AVG.exe file to install it closes it. When I go to download.com to AVG downlaod page it closes it.
Is there a BOOTABLE .iso I can get that will boot off cdrom and can the HDD for virus.. it is NTFS file format.
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Hi mrchaos101,
Sounds as though your 'HOSTS' file has been hijacked and any attempt to open one of the AV or anti-spyware sites is being redirected.
To get to the AVG website, try typing in: 64.74.243.12 in your browser address bar (instead of the URL).
Post back when you can.
Vic
Sounds as though your 'HOSTS' file has been hijacked and any attempt to open one of the AV or anti-spyware sites is being redirected.
To get to the AVG website, try typing in: 64.74.243.12 in your browser address bar (instead of the URL).
Post back when you can.
Vic
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"The Ultimate Boot CD for Windows has some virus scanning tools on it..
http://www.ubcd4win.com/
I don't believe you can download an ISO of it, however you can create one on another PC and burn it for use with your machine..
CW.."
I did this and burnt it, I picked AVG and it gets as far as unloading keyboard and then hangs there.. it never runs the av.
Same thing when I tried the McAfee one.
I am trying other suggestions.
http://www.ubcd4win.com/
I don't believe you can download an ISO of it, however you can create one on another PC and burn it for use with your machine..
CW.."
I did this and burnt it, I picked AVG and it gets as far as unloading keyboard and then hangs there.. it never runs the av.
Same thing when I tried the McAfee one.
I am trying other suggestions.
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Going to AVG website by the IP address does same thing. It just closes the browser.
I agree with younghv, check your hosts file for possible security sites entries as being listed there.
Also try these tools if you can run them:
MWAV.
http://www.gold-software.com/download879.html
Stinger:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
OR: scan with Hijackthis (show us the log before fixing anything) Actually this is my first choice as a malware/virus tool.
http://danborg.org/spy/hjt/alternativ.exe
Also try these tools if you can run them:
MWAV.
http://www.gold-software.com/download879.html
Stinger:
http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
OR: scan with Hijackthis (show us the log before fixing anything) Actually this is my first choice as a malware/virus tool.
http://danborg.org/spy/hjt/alternativ.exe
The easiest way as Fatal_Exception said, put your HD as slave in another PC runing updated AV and do a full scan.
this should work & take less time.
this should work & take less time.
Since you have the boot CD ... if it is enabling networking try going to the AV sites from it and see if you can run an online scan against your HD.
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well did the host computer ordeal..
scanned the drive in a systems with symantic Corp version 10....
Cleaned some 7000 files (i knew this was a mess)
how ever, when system boots, it now says NO OPERATING SYSTEM FOUND. So I assume there is some damge done..... Think my gut feeling was right.. best to reformat and install.??
scanned the drive in a systems with symantic Corp version 10....
Cleaned some 7000 files (i knew this was a mess)
how ever, when system boots, it now says NO OPERATING SYSTEM FOUND. So I assume there is some damge done..... Think my gut feeling was right.. best to reformat and install.??
Format and re-install is always 'Plan B'.
Don't be insulted by this comment, but are sure that you used all of the same connections (IDE, etc) when you re-connected the HDD?
(Never hurts to ask).
Vic
Don't be insulted by this comment, but are sure that you used all of the same connections (IDE, etc) when you re-connected the HDD?
(Never hurts to ask).
Vic
Yea, with that much corruption, you probably will need to reinstall anyway, so I would not work much longer at trying to get this back in shape.. I have a feeling that whatever problems you have will manifest themselves back into the system over time... slave the drive to another system, backup your data, and reinstall... jmho!
FE
FE
I agree with Fatal_Exception ... 7000 files is a lot, there is no telling what the condition of the machine is at this point.
You could probably get it going again but I would always be worried that something was still corrupt and not working right ... this could just be more on-going trouble ... at some point you have to make the call that Plan B needs to be implimented .... 7000 files cleaned due to SOMETHING seems like a good time to me.
You could probably get it going again but I would always be worried that something was still corrupt and not working right ... this could just be more on-going trouble ... at some point you have to make the call that Plan B needs to be implimented .... 7000 files cleaned due to SOMETHING seems like a good time to me.
And certainly not what anyone likes to hear, but I have always had the tendency to be frank with anyone asking in these threads... :)
Thanks, and best of luck with this!
FE
FE
http://www.ubcd4win.com/
I don't believe you can download an ISO of it, however you can create one on another PC and burn it for use with your machine..
CW..