[hknh]

I am not very computer savvy. The desktop has become unusable today. My son clicked on something and allowed the SMART virus scan/virus in. I cannot do anything with the computer. I am using my laptop to try to find a fix. I went to bleeping computer and followed directions. I downloaded Avira antivir Rescue and put that CD in the desktop. I got the scan to run. When it finished I hit the shut down and reboot. The computer was the same as before the disc. It pauses on the dell window. It will not load windows. I am running the scan again. I can't get anywhere on the dell.

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Which Operating System is installed, XP, Vista, Windows 7, 32bit, 64bit,...? Do you have the install CD?

[JSntgRvr]

Which Operating System is installed, XP, Vista, Windows 7, 32bit, 64bit,...? Do you have the install CD?

[hknh]

Vista- 32 = no install disc

ran AVG this morning from cd, but nothing happened - computer still loops back to virus screen

Edited by hknh, 03 July 2012 - 11:54 AM.

[JSntgRvr]

For x32 (x86) bit systems download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to a flash drive.
For x64 bit systems download Farbar Recovery Scan Tool x64 and save it to a flash drive.

Plug the flashdrive into the infected PC.

Enter System Recovery Options.

To enter System Recovery Options from the Advanced Boot Options:

• Restart the computer.
• As soon as the BIOS is loaded begin tapping the F8 key until Advanced Boot Options appears.
• Click on Repair your computer menu item.
• Select US as the keyboard language settings, and then click Next.
• Select the operating system you want to repair, and then click Next.
• Select your user account and click Next.

On the System Recovery Options menu you will get the following options:

Startup Repair
System Restore
Windows Complete PC Restore
Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool
Command Prompt

• Select Command Prompt
• In the command window type in notepad and press Enter.
• The notepad opens. Under File menu select Open.
• Select "Computer" and find your flash drive letter and close the notepad.
• In the command window type e:\frst.exe (for x64 bit version type e:\frst64) and press Enter
  Note: Replace letter e with the drive letter of your flash drive.
• The tool will start to run.
• When the tool opens click Yes to disclaimer.
• Press Scan button.
• It will make a log (FRST.txt) in the flash drive. Please copy and paste it to your reply.

[hknh]

I click on f8 and get the advancedboot options
when I click on repair your computer, it turns black
then microsoft corp is written - then the windows screen comes up - it shows a box that says other user - if I click on other user, it asks for username and password - which never existed - the bottom lefthas a symbol - if I hover it says ease of access, but will not do anything

[JSntgRvr]

Is your user name included on that window?

[hknh]

this is what I get

[JSntgRvr]

Lets try xPUD.

Download GETxPUD.exe to the desktop of your clean computer

• Run GETxPUD.exe
• A new folder will appear on the desktop.
• Open the GETxPUD folder and click on the get&burn.bat
• The program will download xpud_0.9.2.iso, and upon finished will open BurnCDCC ready to burn the image.
• Click on Start and follow the prompts to burn the image to a CD.
• Next download driver.sh to your USB drive
• Also Download Query.exe to the USB drive. In your working computer, navigate to the USB drive and click on the Query.exe. A folder and a file, query.sh, will be extracted.
• Remove the USB & CD and insert them in the sick computer
• Boot the Sick computer with the CD you just burned
• The computer must be set to boot from the CD
• In some computers you need to tap F12 and choose to boot from the CD, in others is the Esc key. Please consult your computer's documentation.
• Follow the prompts
• A Welcome to xPUD screen will appear
• Press File
• Expand mnt
• sda1,2...usually corresponds to your HDD
• sdb1 is likely your USB
• Click on the folder that represents your USB drive (sdb1 ?)
• Confirm that you see driver.sh that you downloaded there
• Press Tool at the top
• Choose Open Terminal
• Type bash driver.sh
• Press Enter
• After it has finished a report will be located on your USB drive named report.txt
• Then type bash driver.sh -af
• Press Enter
• You will be prompted to input a filename.
• Type the following:
  
  

  Winlogon.exe

• Press Enter
• If successful, the script will search for this file.
• After it has completed the search enter the next file to be searched
• Type the following:
  
  

  explorer.exe

• Press Enter
• After it has completed the search enter the next file to be searched
• Type the following:
  
  

  Userinit.exe

• Press Enter
• After the search is completed type Exit and press Enter.
• After it has finished a report will be located in the USB drive as filefind.txt
• While still in the Open Terminal, type bash query.sh
• Press Enter
• After it has finished a report will be located in the USB drive as RegReport.txt
• Then type dd if=/dev/sda of=mbr.txt bs=512 count=1
  
  
  

  Leave a space among the following Statements:
  
  dd is the executable application used to create the backup
  if=/dev/sda is the device the backup is created from - the hard drive when only one HDD exists
  of=mbr.txt is the backup file to create - note the lack of a path - it will be created in the directory currently open in the Terminal
  bs=512 is the number of bytes in the backup
  count=1 says to backup just 1 sector
  
  
  It is extremely important that the if and of statements are correctly entered.

• Press Enter
• After it has finished a report will be located in the USB drive as mbr.bin
• Plug the USB back into the clean computer. Post the contents of the report.txt, filefind.txt and RegReport.txt in your next reply. The mbr.txt file must be attached to your reply as it is a hex file.

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Please don't close the session - I need to buy new cds. I am trying....

[JSntgRvr]

Thanks.

[hknh]

Sorry - vacation with NO INTERNET!!!

I burned the image to the cd and the other thing to the usb. I started th computer and hit file - I have problem at th sda part - I have sda 1-4. here is not sdb - Under sda1, there is a usb.mdm, but nothing happens if I click it.

[hknh]

[hknh]

Nevermind - I reinserted the USB and the sdb1 came up - I am now doing the tool part

[hknh]

this is the only file that is on the usb - i will try again

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[hknh]

I did it again, ut there is no report.txt or mbr.txt.

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