To start, you'll want to reformat the windows partition and reinstall, the only guarranteed way to remove a virus, then install win/security updates/antivirus/malware/programs (in that order). Every so often, to avoid any problems caused by a virus destroying the antivirus software, run clam from a linux live cd distro of your choice. The virus won't load from the live cd if the hard drive is infected. When you run antivirus scans to scan the hard drive from win32, you want to boot into safe mode to avoid the virus from loading, then run a full scan. When you are done, reboot into normal mode. For those versions of win32 w/system restore, make sure to turn it off before going into safe mode/running the antivirus.
The main point here is the antivirus program, clam for instance, on a live cd, is the virus on the hard drive will be unable to stop the antivirus from finding it. With VM (VMWare, Virtual Box, etc...) Install a win32 session and back it up (I shouldn't have to mention this LOL). Then go ahead and install as shown above. If you get something that totally trashes the win32 session, kill it and refresh from your back up. On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 12:37 PM, Mark Wallace <[email protected]>wrote: > This virus hacks into anti-virus software. Anti-virus software runs a full > scan in a second and tells you there are no problems. > > Ed Gorman wrote: > >> Virtutal Box is runs win32 pretty good. Lots of how-to's on the web for >> creating one, especially on ubuntugeek.org <http://ubuntugeek.org>. I >> ran win7 rc1 nicely on 1gb ram, never crashed. www.virtualbox.org < >> http://www.virtualbox.org/> >> >> >> Seeing a huge volume of infections since Jan 1st. Make sure all security >> fixes are in place in win32, antivirus software up to date, and use 2 or 3 >> different spyware detectors (make sure malware bytes is one of them). >> Occassionally use a boot cd w/clam to scan the windows pc if you still dual >> boot/other pc... >> On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Mark Wallace >> <[email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I am not familiar with a vm. They run too slow and choppy in Wine. >> My concern was more general as I don't duel boot. >> >> >> >> John D. Mort wrote: >> >> If the sysreq's are minimal on those old games, you could run >> them in >> a VM. Significantly fewer concerns over viruses then. >> >> -- >> John D. Mort >> http://john.mort.net <http://john.mort.net/> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Mark Wallace >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> I put Windows back into one system so that my son could play >> some old games >> from his sister's youth and he picked up the same virus >> twice in four weeks. >> I won't let him go online in Windows. >> >> I wonder if you are more vulnerable to windows viruses if >> you duel boot >> (because you are reaching across the partitions to get >> things) or if you use >> Wine (it might run a windows virus) >> >> xe22 wrote: >> >> Mark Wallace wrote: >> >> And the beauty of Linux is that later, when you hear >> that everybody has >> developed drivers and 64 bit edtions, you can >> upgrade on a rainy afternoon >> for free. Just be sure to back up our data on a >> separate media. >> -- >> Robert Mark Wallace >> 60 Delaware Road >> Newburgh, New York 12550-3802 >> Telephone: (845) 566-0586 >> >> Absolutely. The Linux system turned out to be much >> better and easier >> than I expected when I first got into it. 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