R
Roy
You didn't try the BitDefender (Knoppix Live) CD.. it runs in RAM,
independent of the hard drive, and if it can connect to the internet,
will update and remove all known malware. It has trouble running on
some Dell machines, a video card incompatibility I believe, but if it
will run on the damaged machine, it will remove conficker:
Burn BitDefender, or another program listed at the link below, to a CD
(using a working machine) and test the infected machine with it.
BitDefender also has a Rootkit checker on the Linux Desktop; run it if
you think that's the problem:
http://www.techmixer.com/free-bootable-antivirus-rescue-cds-download-...
Download the executable rather than the .iso image, if one is available,
(though no .exe is available for BitDefender).
After the scan is run, if you elect to quarantine files, they're
quarantined to RAM and lost after you reboot. You'll need to copy any
quarantined files to the hard drive, a thumb drive or elsewhere before
exiting.
Then run these:
Malwarebytes© Corporationhttp://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam/program/mbam-setup.exe
SuperAntispywarehttp://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro..html
Hhmmm, good idea Jose!
I will relay that information to my friend.....
Thanks!
Roy