I routinely fix these sorts of problems by taking the drive out of the computer, hooking it up to an external device, & then putting it on another computer & running malware scans. I very very seldom have to reformat an OS.
Sometimes I do it in Linux, sometimes in Windows. Generally I disconnect the machine from the network. It's also a "fix it" drive w/nothing important in the event it becomes infected, but I've never had that happen, either. On 12/27/10, Andre Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > Yep, I'm right there with you 100%! > Andre > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Marang" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 4:28 PM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] removing a virus > > > I agree with Andre completely! Reformatting the hard disk and reinstalling > the Operating System or recovering from a known good disk image is the only > way to be sure the malware is removed. Anything short of that will likely > have a small remnant left over that will infect the whole computer again or > will damage necessary system files in the process. > > Most likely, your computer will run faster anyway, since Windows really > needs to be reinstalled about once a year just to clean out the clutter and > the registry. > > Don Marang > > There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real > substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working > on things that matter. > Dean Kamen > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Andre Williams" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 6:34 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] removing a virus > >> Tell him to reformat and reinstall the operating system. With viruses now >> a >> days you can never be sure if they're cleaned off completely In the hours >> and possibly days he's going to spend trying to figure this out and trying >> to clean his computer he can save himself the time and trouble and >> reformat >> and reload windows in about 2 hours. This happened to me sometime back and >> from the time I realized I had a virus placing 300 items on my system tray >> until the time I reinstalled and image of my hard drive it must have been >> an >> hour. Image for Windows to the rescue! He also poses a danger to other >> computers on the network at his job. >> Andre >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Lenny McHugh" <[email protected]> >> To: "blind computing" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 3:23 PM >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] removing a virus >> >> >> I am trying to help a friend remove a virus from his work computer. Avg >> did >> identify it and reported that it could not be removed because it was in >> memory. He did not write the name down but it is in win32. The computer >> can >> only be started in safe mode and if he lets it run it gives a message that >> chkdsk should be run with the f switch. That also will not run when the >> machine is restarted. He turn system restore off and ran avg and it did >> not >> help. >> He is using xp professional. He also ran kapersky and it did not help. Any >> quick suggestions? >> Thanks >> --- >> Please visit my home page, it is motivational, educational, inspirational >> with a touch of humor. There is also a very extensive resource list for >> the >> blind. >> http://www.LennyMcHugh.com >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > -- Change the world--1 deed at a time Jackie McBride Scripting Classes: http://jawsscripting.lonsdalemedia.org homePage: www.abletec.serverheaven.net For technophobes: www.technophoeb.com For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
