Hi Mike,
Try stepping through your startup files and just load himem.sys. That will
give you the memory needed to run scan.exe. In fact, when booting from a
floppy to scan, that's the only way I get in. The NYB virus atttacks the
N,Y and B keys (hence the name) and can be a weasel to find.
Should the McAfee not take it out, try this:
Boot vanilla DOS (no drivers at all) from floppy (if accessible)
The floppy should contain the DOS prgram FDISK
Run FDISK /MBR several times in succession (I've found 7x works best)
Remove floppy and reboot. The virus should be gone.
Jim Hutchinson
At 05:21 AM 6/19/98 -0700, Mike wrote:
>This is like a sick joke. I had a bi-lateral bone marrow biopsy tuesday
>and am taking the bus in a few hours to go to the VA clinic and find out
>the results. Still in the staging process for my Hodgkin's Disease but
>this will help.
>
>Here's the twist... my computer's also got a damn virus! Just downloaded
>the latest Mcafee demo and it says I needed to boot from a clean DOS and
>run scan.exe. Ok, in the process it says not enough memory to run scan.exe
>( I have 20 megs, 486dx80, couple gigs of drive, W95). The virus is a
>memory virus called NYB. I know of another who had to reformat his drive
>and start over. I'ld like to avoid this if possible, any ideas?
>
>I know, it's a perfect time to start fresh with Linux. I'ld love to but
>just received a spare 486 that I'ld like to use for it. First things first
>and then soon I'll be wrung out from chemo therapy and the joys associated
>with it.
>
>BTW, I found an excellent listserver for Hodgkins people if any need the
>address.
>
>While mostly a lurker here, I do enjoy the reading and experimented with
>many of the ideas presented.
>
>W!
>Mike
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