Virus removal?

The bootable antivirus software they were refering to is F-Prot if you go to this site:

http://www.claymania.com/f-prot.html
(be sure to remove any spaces)
you can download the latest definitions and it has install instructions.

You could also take out the harddrive and attach it to another system and run an anti-virus program from there. AVG is a good free antivirus program that you might want to think about getting you can download it from

www.grisoft.com

Good Luck!

It depends entirely on the virus you are infected with. MTX virus can be removed by connecting the HD to another PC and letting that PC scan & remove the virus. Which is the only option really with MTX because its clever trick is to stop you installing any antivirus software once its infected.

On the other hand, removing Sircam like this would result in the PC being almost useless. Because sircam takes over the part of windows that associates file extensions (e.g. .doc, .pdf) with programs.

I suggest you goto http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/index.html
and do more research on the virus you think you have, and ask again when you know exactly what your infected with. :)

Virus removal does depend alot on the virus that you are removing. Some of the viruses can be removed by putting the drive in a different system with current anti-virus software and running a scan. Usually that will get some of the virus removed, but not there is usually more virus files that cannot be detected unless you boot on the infected hdd. You can also boot from the NAV antivirus software disk and run a dos level scan, that will catch some of them, but the definitions are generally not current on the cd - so many of the new virus's will not be detected. I generally use a combination approach to virus removal, such as running a scan in a different computer to identify which virus I am trying to remove, and then using safe mode, dos level scanning and manual editing of the system to remove the virus's that I identified. There is not magic bullet that I have found, just combination approaches that evolve over time. Some of the virus's are to invasive to actually remove without leaving the system non-functional, those we just back up data and reformat and load. With almost 60,000 virus's out there right now, it really depends on which virus has infected the system as to how you can remove it. Symantec does have instructions of manually removeing many virus infections that are very good. Just look up each virus in the Security Response area and follow the directions.

Vickie

Hi,

I do the ff. in case of suspected virus infection:
1. Know the virus
- You really have to know the virus and its type, this will help identify the kind of damage it can do and methods of removal and prevention
2. Get a second opinion
- Its not enough to scan your system using only one antivirus software (programs are programs, and made by human, and yes, can be wrong) use your regular antivirus software and get one of those reliable free programs (I guess you can use free/trial/evaluation antivirus software for this purpose), I use AVG free edition for second opinion (www.grisoft.com)
3. Always be updated
- There's always a regular update for your antivirus, use it.
4. Isolate
- I dont think its a good idea to put othersat risk by letting other pc's scan your harddrive, you risk infecting them as well. I recommend, booting from a clean write-protected boot disk and running the antivirus program from a clean write-protected floppy or cd.
5. Start from scratch
- If the infection has caused so much damage, its no use making do with repaired files, the best thing to do is to reformat your harddrive and reinstall everything. Thats why you always have to have BACKUPS.

Cheers,
ALAS

Hi,

I do the ff. in case of suspected virus infection:
1. Know the virus
- You really have to know the virus and its type, this will help identify the kind of damage it can do and methods of removal and prevention
2. Get a second opinion
- Its not enough to scan your system using only one antivirus software (programs are programs, and made by human, and yes, can be wrong) use your regular antivirus software and get one of those reliable free programs (I guess you can use free/trial/evaluation antivirus software for this purpose), I use AVG free edition for second opinion (www.grisoft.com)
3. Always be updated
- There's always a regular update for your antivirus, use it.
4. Isolate
- I dont think its a good idea to put othersat risk by letting other pc's scan your harddrive, you risk infecting them as well. I recommend, booting from a clean write-protected boot disk and running the antivirus program from a clean write-protected floppy or cd.
5. Start from scratch
- If the infection has caused so much damage, its no use making do with repaired files, the best thing to do is to reformat your harddrive and reinstall everything. Thats why you always have to have BACKUPS.

Cheers,
ALAS

Hi,

I do the ff. in case of suspected virus infection:
1. Know the virus
- You really have to know the virus and its type, this will help identify the kind of damage it can do and methods of removal and prevention
2. Get a second opinion
- Its not enough to scan your system using only one antivirus software (programs are programs, and made by human, and yes, can be wrong) use your regular antivirus software and get one of those reliable free programs (I guess you can use free/trial/evaluation antivirus software for this purpose), I use AVG free edition for second opinion (www.grisoft.com)
3. Always be updated
- There's always a regular update for your antivirus, use it.
4. Isolate
- I dont think its a good idea to put othersat risk by letting other pc's scan your harddrive, you risk infecting them as well. I recommend, booting from a clean write-protected boot disk and running the antivirus program from a clean write-protected floppy or cd.
5. Start from scratch
- If the infection has caused so much damage, its no use making do with repaired files, the best thing to do is to reformat your harddrive and reinstall everything. Thats why you always have to have BACKUPS.

Cheers,
ALAS

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