Viral Damage 2

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Wackjob

I got a virus called "Trogan.ByteVerify" & it screwed
things up a bit. It changed the Boot Devices, Boot
Priority & Boot config. so that on start-up my system
tried to boot off of a secondary drive. The virus also
set my system clock back to 1/01/02. I fixed everything &
Norton Anti-virus removed the sucker but I'm still having
a problem. The system restarts by itself unexpectedly
while you're in the middle of something. I can't get an
answer from Symantec. I also contacted Intel, as it is
their BIOS which is infected. Would anyone know where to
look and what if anything can be done to stop the OS from
automatically rebooting? I got a trial version
of "Registry Mechanic" to check for registry changes, but
I don't like third-party registry editors. That would be
my last option.

Please help!


*****This was one suggestion:****

Subject: Re: Viral Damage
From: "<©¿©>" <[email protected]> Sent: 4/26/2004 9:07:56
PM




low-level format the drive and start over.
clear the CMOS and re-flash the BIOS to get it out of
memory.

********My reply:*****

Can't I just get a flash BIOS update from Intel instead?
I don't want to have to format and re-install everything,
just because the system is rebooting by itself. There
must be some other workaround. Would anyone know?
 
I got a virus called "Trogan.ByteVerify" & it screwed
things up a bit. It changed the Boot Devices, Boot
Priority & Boot config. so that on start-up my system
tried to boot off of a secondary drive. The virus also
set my system clock back to 1/01/02. I fixed everything &
Norton Anti-virus removed the sucker but I'm still having
a problem. The system restarts by itself unexpectedly
while you're in the middle of something. I can't get an
answer from Symantec. I also contacted Intel, as it is
their BIOS which is infected. Would anyone know where to
look and what if anything can be done to stop the OS from
automatically rebooting? I got a trial version
of "Registry Mechanic" to check for registry changes, but
I don't like third-party registry editors. That would be
my last option.

Please help!


*****This was one suggestion:****



Subject: Re: Viral Damage
From: "<©¿©>" <[email protected]> Sent: 4/26/2004 9:07:56
PM




low-level format the drive and start over.
clear the CMOS and re-flash the BIOS to get it out of
memory.

********My reply:*****

Can't I just get a flash BIOS update from Intel instead?
I don't want to have to format and re-install everything,
just because the system is rebooting by itself. There
must be some other workaround. Would anyone know?

You're barking up the wrong tree with the bios flash. That Trojan doesn't
affect the bios at all. Symantec has removal instructions at their website,
or you could try one of the other virus removal tools. I've found that with
some viruses, you're better off running multiple removal tools until they
all come up clean.

Check out McAfee's stinger tool to see if it detects that particular Trojan.
If it does, run it over and over until it comes up clean. Afterward, you
might want to run a couple of thorough virus scans using whatever you've got
installed, plus the ones available online. There's a chance that you've got
a secondary infection. These days, if you've got one virus, others tend to
appear as well, so if you're just trying to kill one off, it may not do
anything with the other bugs (or hackers) that have crept in.
 
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