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W32.SirCam.Worm@mm

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by quamby

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I have a Windows 98 machine running Norton Anitvirus 5.0. Unfortunately the virus definitions were two years old. I downloaded the latest defs from Symantecs web site.
After this the Antivirus software recognised the existance of this virus. It could not remove it so I followed the steps on their website at www.sarc.som for the special removal utility. Instructions were followed word for word.
I then rebooted the machine and it asked for a system disk. I assume it has done something horribleto the bootsector. I use a Win98 boot disk and look at the c-drive. The message comes up "Invalid Media Type Reading drive c".
So it has removed/destroyed the FAT's as well.

So I run FDISK /MBR and this doens't work either.

They really need the data off this machine.

All of the utilities I have found are Windows utilities. I need a Dos utility to restore the FAT (and data) and the virus (if it isn't already gone!!).

Is this possible as I really need some data on this machine?? Remember that the FAT's aren't there at the moment so it is a big problem.

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by jlouis45

Try to transfer the system files to the harddrive when you boot it with the floopy and also make the boot with CD help. Then transfer the system files to the C drive. Reboot and check.
Also check on the www.antivirus.com for the sircam removal took and run it from your floopy drive. Also check for the manual removal of the virus sircam.

by jereg

If you can get a copy of Norton Disk Doctor, the DOS version, you can put that on a boot floppy. It can sometiimes repair the FAT, or restore the 2nd FAT.
Hope that helps.

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