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pciide.sys infected, what to do?

  • 27-08-2010 8:49pm
    #1
    colly10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭


    Hi, i've been sorting out my cousins machine for the past few days. I've wiped all the crap off it but i'm left with pciide.sys infected.
    Avast cannot repair this file, if I quarantine or remove this file then the system won't boot.

    Anyone got any idea of how I can repair this file or any tool that will do the job?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    Fysh
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 11,106 Mod ✭✭✭✭Fysh


    Realistically your best bet is probably to boot from your installation disc, get into the Recovery Console and copy a clean version from the disc to your drive. You'll need the password for the built-in Administrator account to do this.


  • #3
    colly10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭colly10


    Fysh wrote: »
    Realistically your best bet is probably to boot from your installation disc, get into the Recovery Console and copy a clean version from the disc to your drive. You'll need the password for the built-in Administrator account to do this.

    Thanks, I don't have the disk but can download the file. If I download it then run the machine in safe mode with command prompt and copy over the file will this do the job?


  • #4
    bhickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    colly10 wrote: »
    Thanks, I don't have the disk but can download the file. If I download it then run the machine in safe mode with command prompt and copy over the file will this do the job?

    Probably would be okay but a safer way would to be to boot the machine from something like a Linux Live CD (e.g. Ubuntu) and copy whatever files you need that way.


  • #5
    colly10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,017 ✭✭✭colly10


    bhickey wrote: »
    Probably would be okay but a safer way would to be to boot the machine from something like a Linux Live CD (e.g. Ubuntu) and copy whatever files you need that way.

    Ye I had tried going the safe mode with cp route but the file had already loaded at that stage so it wouldn't let me overwrite.
    Im just burning a suse live cd now so hopefully that'll do the job. Thanks


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