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Viral Damage 2
I got a virus called "Trogan.ByteVerify" & it screwed=20
things up a bit. It changed the Boot Devices, Boot=20 Priority & Boot config. so that on start-up my system=20 tried to boot off of a secondary drive. The virus also=20 set my system clock back to 1/01/02. I fixed everything &=20 Norton Anti-virus removed the sucker but I'm still having=20 a problem. The system restarts by itself unexpectedly=20 while you're in the middle of something. I can't get an=20 answer from Symantec. I also contacted Intel, as it is=20 their BIOS which is infected. Would anyone know where to=20 look and what if anything can be done to stop the OS from=20 automatically rebooting? I got a trial version=20 of "Registry Mechanic" to check for registry changes, but=20 I don't like third-party registry editors. That would be=20 my last option. Please help! *****This was one suggestion:**** Subject: Viral Damage=20 From: "=A9=BF=A9" Sent: 4/26/2004 9:07:56=20 PM=20 =20 =20 low-level format the drive and start over. clear the CMOS and re-flash the BIOS to get it out of=20 memory. ********My reply:***** Can't I just get a flash BIOS update from Intel instead?=20 I don't want to have to format and re-install everything,=20 just because the system is rebooting by itself. There=20 must be some other workaround. Would anyone know? |
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Viral Damage 2
"Wackjob" wrote in message ... I got a virus called "Trogan.ByteVerify" & it screwed things up a bit. It changed the Boot Devices, Boot Priority & Boot config. so that on start-up my system tried to boot off of a secondary drive. The virus also set my system clock back to 1/01/02. I fixed everything & Norton Anti-virus removed the sucker but I'm still having a problem. The system restarts by itself unexpectedly while you're in the middle of something. I can't get an answer from Symantec. I also contacted Intel, as it is their BIOS which is infected. Would anyone know where to look and what if anything can be done to stop the OS from automatically rebooting? I got a trial version of "Registry Mechanic" to check for registry changes, but I don't like third-party registry editors. That would be my last option. Please help! *****This was one suggestion:**** Subject: Viral Damage From: "©¿©" Sent: 4/26/2004 9:07:56 PM low-level format the drive and start over. clear the CMOS and re-flash the BIOS to get it out of memory. ********My reply:***** Can't I just get a flash BIOS update from Intel instead? I don't want to have to format and re-install everything, just because the system is rebooting by itself. There must be some other workaround. Would anyone know? You're barking up the wrong tree with the bios flash. That Trojan doesn't affect the bios at all. Symantec has removal instructions at their website, or you could try one of the other virus removal tools. I've found that with some viruses, you're better off running multiple removal tools until they all come up clean. Check out McAfee's stinger tool to see if it detects that particular Trojan. If it does, run it over and over until it comes up clean. Afterward, you might want to run a couple of thorough virus scans using whatever you've got installed, plus the ones available online. There's a chance that you've got a secondary infection. These days, if you've got one virus, others tend to appear as well, so if you're just trying to kill one off, it may not do anything with the other bugs (or hackers) that have crept in. |
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