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"please wait until...." ukash virus

  • 06-06-2012 08:25PM
    #1
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 43,828 ✭✭✭✭


    hi all

    a friedn has asked me to have a look at his laptop.. and its seriously sick

    it has this virus on it

    problem is i cant access ANY of the safe mode options... they all lead to this white screen lock out.

    anyone any ideas of other methods to get to a safe mode start up option?

    OS is XP (r) build 2600 SP2


Comments

  • #2
    little swift
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭little swift


    if you cant get into your bois or you cant get into startup options your going have to do a reinstall of the os and that means formatting the disc.
    or you can try this http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd burn it to cd and boot from it and use one of the scanners on it to try and remove the virus.


  • #3
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    You could also create a bootable USB with a virus scanner on it. I use YUMI from pendrivelinux, (Windows or Linux versions), to create a bootable USB and have Kapersky scanner on it.

    The vast majority of infections come from following dodgy links and installing things willy nilly.


  • #4
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 43,828 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    i managed to get access to an internet explorer window which was open under the "debugging mode"... (why it was there i have no idea... there was NOTHING else...)

    from that i saved everything from my documents.

    then i reinstalled the OS as a clean install and reloaded the documents.

    so good as new i hope.

    also put free avg and ccleaner on there.. they had no antivirus/malware at all.


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