Technical Help

[andrewas]

Originally posted by Megabot: Only format the drive you have windows on and install it again no more problems NO viruses can survive that so do it and all will be fine and to replace files and stuff dont help i think because the virus can be all over your hardrive not only in explorer.exe!! [img]tongue.gif[/img] I have never had any problems with this so go on it take you about 1,5 houer then all is back to normale!

A bootsector/memory blended threat will survive this by default. Other types can survive it if their designers were good enough.

[FelixJaeger]

A friend of mine suggested re-installing windows 98 and clearing my HD from there....would the virus still be around or would that get rid of it?

[andrewas]

Originally posted by FelixJaeger: A friend of mine suggested re-installing windows 98 and clearing my HD from there....would the virus still be around or would that get rid of it?

Reisntalling and then clearing the HDD? wrong way around. It might get rid of it, not all viruses can survive that.

[FelixJaeger]

Originally posted by andrewas: quote: Originally posted by FelixJaeger: A friend of mine suggested re-installing windows 98 and clearing my HD from there....would the virus still be around or would that get rid of it?

Reisntalling and then clearing the HDD? wrong way around. It might get rid of it, not all viruses can survive that.[/QUOTE]he mentioned an option when you try and reinstall it....either keep your saved documents ... or not....

[andrewas]

Originally posted by FelixJaeger: he mentioned an option when you try and reinstall it....either keep your saved documents ... or not....

Reisntalling windows will keep much of the program files, so its more than likley youll need to format the drive and then install windows again from scratch.

[FelixJaeger]

it wouldnt let me install it because its the same version or summit daft...
how do i reformat?just a quick rundown...last time i did it i had help from my dads friend...
Felix

[andrewas]

Originally posted by FelixJaeger: it wouldnt let me install it because its the same version or summit daft... how do i reformat?just a quick rundown...last time i did it i had help from my dads friend... Felix

YOU WILL NEED:

1 windows isntallation CD. Particularly recommended is windows 98
1 boot floppy. You will end up with no OS on your harddrive, so you need to boot into DOS to install windows.

Start -> run -> command

"format c:"

hit y and go do something interesting for a while

Reboot your computer, booting from the floppy

"D:" or whatever letter your CDROM is

"cd\win98"

"setup"

Follow the instructions.

[ 09-28-2002, 11:57 AM: Message edited by: andrewas ]

[Megabot]

Hmm how do you kill the memory virus Andrewas? Do you need the boot diskette or what to do it? I think i read something about it but now i dont remeber! [img]tongue.gif[/img]

But anyway it sound like Felix have that darn D3D virus that DO atack explorer.exe and if he use the Norton antivirus he should get reed of it i think!!

[ 09-29-2002, 02:21 AM: Message edited by: Megabot ]

[andrewas]

Originally posted by Megabot: Hmm how do you kill the memory virus Andrewas? Do you need the boot diskette or what to do it? I think i read something about it but now i dont remeber! [img]tongue.gif[/img] But anyway it sound like Felix have that darn D3D virus that DO atack explorer.exe and if he use the Norton antivirus he should get reed of it i think!!

Depends on the virus. Some viruses can survive various scanners, but no virus is unkillable. NAI have a library which details all the ones they know of. And they know of all but the newest.

The most foolproof method I know of is formatting a drive by putting it in another machine as a secondary. That way the virus never gets loaded into memory and so cant do anything to survive the format.

Scanning a drive in this way should kill all viruses as well, but some viruses can hide from some scanners.

[Sir Krustin]

Originally posted by /)eathKiller: Yeap... Broadband... such a wonderfull thing... i've got it too... unfortunetly they only allow you to download and upload 300 megs a month otherwise you get charged 50 bucks a meg or something O_o And we already are paying more than we would for normal 24/7 never-stop-downloadin' broadband . . . *sigh* It's not even fast... *sticks to his 56k for now*

Boy are you getting ripped...my Residential UP allows 10gig a month.