[xblade84]

Hey i really need help,
I installed a codec that was a virus disguised in windows media player. As soon as i installed it i got the BSOD. i got BSOD from normal boot, safe mode, trying to use the windows cd(to do a recovery but crashes before first screen of options). If i use a linux based boot disk 2/3 kernal paniced. The one that didnt panic, Avira anti-virus, scans finds the virus but cannot remove it. It is definitely not a hardware problem and i have tried all of the boot cds with ALL of my hdds unplugged and it does the same. My specs are:

intel quad core 9450 cpu
ga-ep45t-extreme motherboard
2gb g.skill ddr3 1333 ram
1 sata dvd burner
1 seagate 80gb sata hdd
4 seagate 400gb hdds ( 2 pairs in mirror raid)
2 ATI X1650 video cards

Any ideas?

[Nebastion]

Hi And welcome to TSG

1) Download and install Malwarebytes
2) Update,
3) scan,
4) restart
5) report back for further help if needed.

[xblade84]

thanks, but i am unable to get into windows one way or another so there is no way i can install malwarebytes...

[xblade84]

i managed to get DSL (DamnSmallLinux) to work but if i enable sata on it, it panics..

[srhoades]

Try Slax.

[xblade84]

SLAX works perfectly! but how do i detect an remove the virus?

[xblade84]

Im confused. it started as a virus, now i dont know. If i swap the ram its still the same and if i unplugged ALL of my hard drives and boot off the windows cd it crashes. wouldnt this indicate a hardware problem?

[xblade84]

If i unplug all hdds and try to reinstall xp i get 0x0000007B
If i plug in my OS hdd and unplug the cd drive i get 0x0000000A

[xblade84]

could it be a boot sector virus?

[Nebastion]

The only way you will know if its a boot sector virus is if you run CHKDSK in CMD, (dos)

A boot sector virus is around 1-2K (2048 bytes)-(1024 bytes) (Much more likely 2K)

Depending on your Bios memory If you run CHKDSK it will be 1-2k smaller at the end of a scan (Much more likely 2k smaller)

The possibility of a boot sector virus is slim, but if you for some reason think thats what it is, thats how to check it....


Just to clarify:

You cant boot from win-disk?
you cant boot in safe mode?

If you think its hardware, have you got another system to swap things around?
Using the process of elimination you could track it down.

Neb.

[Nebastion]

Originally Posted by xblade84

SLAX works perfectly! but how do i detect an remove the virus?

I cant say weather or not it will work For You

But ClamAV Is a virus scanner for Linux.

I dont know if your used to linux

But Open command/
>apt-get install clamav

If you have a usb drives, make sure they are connected when you Mount your linux, They maybe infected too.

Good luck

Neb

[xblade84]

yes thats correct i cant boot from safemode or win disk
Im just trying to get dos to work (virus seems to be making all boot disks stall) and then ill try chkdsk and fdsk

[xblade84]

grr i cant fdisk from dos because a) virus tries to stop it from booting into dos, b) all my drives are sata, c) they are all NTFS.
I dont know what to do and i need my computer ASAP help please

[xblade84]

i used a norton antivirus recovery cd to open up a command prompt. but i can do a chkdsk from there and everything seems fine. can anyone tell me the windows cd directory and file name to start fdisk or fixboot or fixmbr? im going to try and swap to the xp disc and hopefully norton is running off a ramdisk and i will be able to start the recovery console or something

[xblade84]

ok, i spent ages screwing around with files trying to do fdisk and fixmbr, but then i got the and cleared my bios. booted up fine so i went and changed all my settings back and it crashed. i worked out that if i dont enable the raid controller on the mobo it doesnt crash. anyone know how i can fix it? it can be the drives because i can see them in windows as the 4 single drives and they work perfectly...