Malware how do i get ride of it

**johnb35** · 06-26-2009, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by codeman0013

Have you tried combofix? It may help some to get to where you can at least run other programs?

If malwarebytes won't run, chances are high that combofix won't run either. I've had great success by slaving the drive in a different system and scanning that way and then put it back in original system and finish scanning.

firedragon92 · 06-28-2009, 10:46 AM

Hey I havnt tried putting my drive into another system but i will once i get one organised. I have never done it before is it just a metter of swapping my drive for the one in the other system and then running some scans or are ther other things i should do.

cheers

**johnb35** · 06-28-2009, 03:30 PM

When you add it to another system, at least do a virus scan on it using the free version of AVG. I also believe you can run Malwarebytes full scan and select the drive to scan. But AVG should catch the offending file stopping programs from running with the drive in the original system.

firedragon92 · 06-29-2009, 02:10 AM

ohh ok so i put it in the other system without removing the original harddrive from that system. ill give it a shot fingures crossed thanks mate

**johnb35** · 06-29-2009, 10:25 PM

Yes, put your drive into a different system but make sure the bios is set to boot to the original drive and not yours. Sometimes when you add drives it changes the boot order.

firedragon92 · 07-14-2009, 03:31 PM

ok say after several days of slow progress trial and error and after backing up the files on the other hardrive ( i havn't had much time) i realised as i went to ghost mine that i have a Sata and the only computer i have availiable to me has an IDE harddrive and hence IDE connections so mine is not compatible with the conections currently in the other computer. now i am not very familiar with this so the solution may be easy but how do i get my hardrive in?

could i take the cable from my computer and use it in the other? if so where would i put it?

as i said im not too familiar with this kind of thing so bare with me and please try to understand if i dont. thanks for you help so far and i would appriciate any more assistance.

cheers

firedragon92 · 07-17-2009, 08:33 AM

Would it work if i took the IdE hard drive out of my other computer and in to the one with the virus as my new computer has the old connections? and then just on start up change the bios to make the IDE the master drive?

let me know

**johnb35** · 07-17-2009, 06:31 PM

If you put a drive into a different system and make it the primary bootable and you tempt to boot to it all the hardware is different and it will screw up the installation and you'll have a bigger mess then when you started.

06-28-2009, 03:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,474	When you add it to another system, at least do a virus scan on it using the free version of AVG. I also believe you can run Malwarebytes full scan and select the drive to scan. But AVG should catch the offending file stopping programs from running with the drive in the original system. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

06-29-2009, 10:25 PM	#15 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,474	Yes, put your drive into a different system but make sure the bios is set to boot to the original drive and not yours. Sometimes when you add drives it changes the boot order. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

07-17-2009, 06:31 PM	#18 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,474	If you put a drive into a different system and make it the primary bootable and you tempt to boot to it all the hardware is different and it will screw up the installation and you'll have a bigger mess then when you started. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

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06-28-2009, 10:46 AM	#12 (permalink)
firedragon92 New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10	Hey I havnt tried putting my drive into another system but i will once i get one organised. I have never done it before is it just a metter of swapping my drive for the one in the other system and then running some scans or are ther other things i should do. cheers

06-29-2009, 02:10 AM	#14 (permalink)
firedragon92 New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10	ohh ok so i put it in the other system without removing the original harddrive from that system. ill give it a shot fingures crossed thanks mate

07-14-2009, 03:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
firedragon92 New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10	ok say after several days of slow progress trial and error and after backing up the files on the other hardrive ( i havn't had much time) i realised as i went to ghost mine that i have a Sata and the only computer i have availiable to me has an IDE harddrive and hence IDE connections so mine is not compatible with the conections currently in the other computer. now i am not very familiar with this so the solution may be easy but how do i get my hardrive in? could i take the cable from my computer and use it in the other? if so where would i put it? as i said im not too familiar with this kind of thing so bare with me and please try to understand if i dont. thanks for you help so far and i would appriciate any more assistance. cheers

07-17-2009, 08:33 AM	#17 (permalink)
firedragon92 New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 10	Would it work if i took the IdE hard drive out of my other computer and in to the one with the virus as my new computer has the old connections? and then just on start up change the bios to make the IDE the master drive? let me know