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virus destroyed computer. Terminated because I work from home and unable to function. Tried System Restore-blocked.
Recovery console-useless.
microsoft recovery download-blocked
ESETS5 BLOCKED can't install, can't uninstall.
administrator-blocked.
system root-blocked.
task manager-processes wont end, just replicate.
hotkey unable to locate or delete.
avg-blocked
spybot-detected nothing.
safe mode blocked.
microsoft downloads blocked.
try to reinstall drivers, software manually-blocked.
administrator-blocked
system restore-blocked.

Submitted: 395 days and 23 hours ago.
Category: Computer
Value: $58
Status: CLOSED
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Expert:  Brad replied 395 days and 23 hours ago.

IF you are on another computer, you can download other programs and move them to that computer and clean out all the bad stuff.

1. What is the make and model of the computer with the virus?

 

2. What version of Windows is on it?

 

3. Restart it and see if you can press F8 while it is starting BEFORE it gets to windows. Repeatedly tap that key when you start it and see if you get a menu that says advanced startup options. Select SAFEMODE with NETWORKING and tell me if it starts.

 

4. Do you have a USB drive or a cd burner and blank cd's?

Customer replied 395 days and 23 hours ago.

I dont have another computer, USB flash, or CD. It blocks CD, flash is blocked. I cannot run recovery of XP CD.
DELL PRECISION M6300 with WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL 2002 SERVICE PACK 3. I am currently in SAFEMODE with NETWORKING and it still blocking downloads, etc. It was also blocking your website on Android phone. Kept taking me back to home page. Able to finally access on computer. It finally went through when I successfully changed Gmail address on Nexus 5 android phone which is also infected.

Customer replied 395 days and 22 hours ago.

Relist: Answer came too late.

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Expert:  Viet - Computer Tech replied 395 days and 22 hours ago.

Hi,

Please use another working computer: click below and click on Download Latest Version, to download and transfer the Malwarebytes Anti-malware software to an USB / flash drive, then install and scan your computer in safe mode with networking:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_malwarebytes_anti_malware/
(Do not buy anything; just use its free feature.)

Thank you.

Customer replied 395 days and 22 hours ago.

i do not have another computer. malwarebytes is on my pc and didn't detect anything

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Expert:  Viet - Computer Tech replied 395 days and 22 hours ago.

Sorry. Please back up your files in safe mode first, i.e., to an external USB hard drive.

Then insert your windows xp professional disk and then turn off the computer. Then turn on the computer, then press the key F1 (or could be F2, Del, or Esc key) when you see the computer logo appears on the screen in order go to BIOS/Setup menu. Then look for the Boot/Startup option and set the CD/DVD drive as 1st order and the hard disk drive as 2nd order. Then save and exit. Then press any key when asked to boot from the CD/DVD drive..., then don't select the first repair option when prompted, but select the option to set up windows xp, then select your windows partition, then select R key to repair windows.

If that does not work, boot from the windows xp professional disk again, then this time, just setup/install windows.

Please let me know. Thank you.
Viet - Computer Tech40996.9575068287

Customer replied 395 days and 22 hours ago.

Apparently you are not able to comprehend what i have already submitted. I do not have USB flash drive, I do not have another computer, I do not have a recovery XP CD that is operable. I have nothing to back up or save, it is gone.
All of this information was previously entered. I have used Combofix and every malware device that isn't blocked. Do you have anything as an "expert" to advise besides the obvious easy fixes I have already tried in the last 72 hours.

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Expert:  Viet - Computer Tech replied 395 days and 22 hours ago.

I'm sorry, you said you cannot run the recovery CD, so I thought you have it, but you just could not run it.

Please try this: turn off the Dell computer, then turn it on and press at the same time the two keys Ctrl and F11 when the Dell computer logo appears on the screen in order to do a system recovery.

Thank you.

Customer replied 395 days and 21 hours ago.

I have already tried Recovery console, it does not work

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Expert:  Viet - Computer Tech replied 395 days and 21 hours ago.

I'm not sure if you are able to burn disk, but can you try the windows defender scanner:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/what-is-windows-defender-offline

If that does not work, don't try the recovery console, but just setup/install windows: insert your windows xp professional disk and then turn off the computer. Then turn on the computer, then press the key F1 (or could be F2, Del, or Esc key) when you see the computer logo appears on the screen in order go to BIOS/Setup menu. Then look for the Boot/Startup option and set the CD/DVD drive as 1st order and the hard disk drive as 2nd order. Then save and exit. Then press any key when asked to boot from the CD/DVD drive..., then setup windows to reinstall.

Thank you.

Customer replied 395 days and 21 hours ago.

No connection to Microsoft. As I indicated when I try to boot from XP CD it stops the process, error message, won't boot, won't install, CD pops out, am not able to use CD.
This has all been tried in Safe Mode. My console root is completely gone.
Let me be clear WINDOWS XP CD WILL NOT FUNCTION.

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Expert:  Viet - Computer Tech replied 395 days and 21 hours ago.

What's the error message?

Sorry, was your cd/dvd drive working recently?

Do you have any other windows disk (any version) to try?

Thank you.

Customer replied 395 days and 21 hours ago.

CD/dvd drive is not something I check. I don't watch movies, I have never tried to run a CD until now. Error message is always changing, flashes, gone CD is kicked out.
my other windows disk error message is that it is not an authentic Microsoft product. It came with other computer from Best Buy.
I put in a disk which has shows on it, and the message was that it was only 'readable' shows would not start.

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Expert:  Viet - Computer Tech replied 395 days and 21 hours ago.

Were you able to go to bios/setup menu and set the boot order?

Were you able to boot from the cd/dvd drive with either windows disks? Thanks.

Customer replied 395 days and 21 hours ago.

As I indicated when I try to boot from XP CD it stops the process, error message, won't boot, won't install, CD pops out, am not able to use CD.
This has all been tried in Safe Mode. My console root is completely gone.
Let me be clear WINDOWS XP CD WILL NOT FUNCTION.
My other windows CD, error message is that it is not an authentic Microsoft product. It came with other computer from Best Buy.
I put in a disk which has shows, movies on it, and the error message was that it was only 'readable' no shows. None of media players work. As I use each one the virus disables them.
I have been in bios/setup a million times. I have set the boot order, My only choice is internal hard drive.

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Expert:  Viet - Computer Tech replied 395 days and 21 hours ago.

If you turn off the dell computer, then turn it back and press the key F12 when the dell logo appears on the screen, what are all the boot options? Thanks.

Customer replied 395 days and 20 hours ago.

IHDD

BIOS
DIAGNOSTICS

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Expert:  Viet - Computer Tech replied 395 days and 20 hours ago.

It looks like the cd/dvd drive is not even detected/working. Can you get a USB cd/dvd drive in order to boot from the cd/dvd drive with the windows disk in order to repair/reinstall windows? Thanks.

Customer replied 395 days and 20 hours ago.

WHY DON'T YOU HELP ME DOWNLOAD SOME DRIVES THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT MICROSOFT OR DELL?

IF CD, USB, EITHER IS NOT AVAILABLE OR INOPERABLE JUST HELP ME GET SOME BASIC DRIVES. JUST GET ME SIGMATEL AUDIO DRIVES DOWNLOADED
CAN YOU DO THAT?

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Expert:  Viet - Computer Tech replied 395 days and 20 hours ago.

The drivers for dell are at
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
; these are drivers for windows.

, but there is no driver when you boot/start from cd/dvd drive; the cd/dvd driver is automatically built in bios (you cannot install/uninstall it), but since bios does not even detect the cd/dvd drive, then it is bad.

Thank you.

 
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