Boot Sector Virus!

***Sylar*** · 03-31-2008, 12:20 PM

Hi all boot sector virus on my new laptop how to I prevent it happening a third time?

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airman · 03-31-2008, 01:29 PM

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crabby · 04-04-2008, 04:56 AM

Use anti virus? Don't go on websites which have viruses? Use javascript disabling tools?

You don't state what the virus is, what it does, how you get it, what protection you have etc.

Most people who get viruses have left themselves prone in some way and that's probably the thing you should change.

crabby

Znod · 04-04-2008, 10:03 AM

Hi Josh:

Try Threatfire for an alternative way to deal with evilware.

***Sylar*** · 04-11-2008, 02:57 PM

Crabby how it happened is not the point I know how it happend I just want it gone some1 I trusted sent me it. Second it stopped my laptop booting past the BIOS screen before windows, took the laptop battery out and put it back in and it fixed it but it happend again some weeks later now im worried it could happen again. Someone suggested to me I need to do somthing to the Boot Sector? I need somthing to scan boot sector and destory it if its still their? PS I reinstalled OS it still happend.

crabby · 04-15-2008, 05:26 AM

Most antivirus programs will automatically rewrite the boot sector when they find the virus. If you reinstalled the os, that may not help unless you format the drive.

A good AV is your best way out, otherwise you can use the commands:

Bootrec /fixboot
Bootrec /fixmbr

from the command prompt.

crabby

***Sylar*** · 05-16-2008, 02:54 PM

Sorry to reopen old dead thread but what to them commands do and will I have to destory both drive paritiions?

airman · 05-16-2008, 07:14 PM

They basically writes the boot loader back into the boot sector of the disk. I do not think it will effect the partitions. I have used the command ion the past to rebuilt my boot record after a dual boot set up and it didn't effect my partition. Or wait for Crabby to post to be sure if he has more info on the issue.

crabby · 05-17-2008, 02:21 PM

Airman is correct.

The commands simply recreate the boot record. They do not alter your disks.

crabby

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imported_shawnhenry · 03-28-2009, 09:14 AM

To all intents and purposes your system could appear clean and typically what tends to happen is when you re-boot your Pc the virus is one of the first things that is loaded into system computer memory from where it then runs and creates the damage it was programmed to do.

Some people would say that the best way to prevent catching a boot sector virus in the first place is to switch operating systems away from Microsoft Windows. Personally I find this sort of advice quite alarmist.

Whilst it could be argued that Windows is the only system which is commonly infected by viruses, changing and learning an entire new operating system is a very long winded and painful way to go, and equally some of your exisitng programs may not run on a different operating system so you may need to re-invest some of your hard earned cash into new software programs.

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*Sylar* Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northwest England, UK Posts: 1,225	Destroy it! Crabby how it happened is not the point I know how it happend I just want it gone some1 I trusted sent me it. Second it stopped my laptop booting past the BIOS screen before windows, took the laptop battery out and put it back in and it fixed it but it happend again some weeks later now im worried it could happen again. Someone suggested to me I need to do somthing to the Boot Sector? I need somthing to scan boot sector and destory it if its still their? PS I reinstalled OS it still happend. __________________ Windows 7 rocks Microsoft! Vista was good too so don't knock it people!
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04-15-2008, 05:26 AM	#6
crabby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Salisbury, UK Posts: 2,355	Most antivirus programs will automatically rewrite the boot sector when they find the virus. If you reinstalled the os, that may not help unless you format the drive. A good AV is your best way out, otherwise you can use the commands: Bootrec /fixboot Bootrec /fixmbr from the command prompt. crabby
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05-16-2008, 02:54 PM	#7
*Sylar* Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northwest England, UK Posts: 1,225	Sorry to reopen old dead thread but what to them commands do and will I have to destory both drive paritiions? __________________ Windows 7 rocks Microsoft! Vista was good too so don't knock it people!
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05-16-2008, 07:14 PM	#8
airman ABXpert Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Just Visiting This Planet Posts: 403	They basically writes the boot loader back into the boot sector of the disk. I do not think it will effect the partitions. I have used the command ion the past to rebuilt my boot record after a dual boot set up and it didn't effect my partition. Or wait for Crabby to post to be sure if he has more info on the issue. __________________ Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit On:Asus P5Q Pro Turbo Mobo Intel C2D E8400 3.00/Xigmatek HDT S1283 /4Gig Ram/ATI HD5670 512 PCI Express /550Watt Ps/ Antec P-180B Case Work in Progress with a little upgrade [url]http://fvernau.echoes.net/index[/url]
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05-17-2008, 02:21 PM	#9
crabby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Salisbury, UK Posts: 2,355	Airman is correct. The commands simply recreate the boot record. They do not alter your disks. crabby
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03-28-2009, 09:14 AM	#12
imported_shawnhenry Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3	To all intents and purposes your system could appear clean and typically what tends to happen is when you re-boot your Pc the virus is one of the first things that is loaded into system computer memory from where it then runs and creates the damage it was programmed to do. Some people would say that the best way to prevent catching a boot sector virus in the first place is to switch operating systems away from Microsoft Windows. Personally I find this sort of advice quite alarmist. Whilst it could be argued that Windows is the only system which is commonly infected by viruses, changing and learning an entire new operating system is a very long winded and painful way to go, and equally some of your exisitng programs may not run on a different operating system so you may need to re-invest some of your hard earned cash into new software programs. __________________ [url=http://www.source-promo.com/]Promotional Items[/url] [url=http://www.usb-extra.co.uk/products-mp3player-mp-701.html]Logo MP3 Players[/url]
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