Post by Night Bear on Aug 17, 2011 14:47:14 GMT -5
Well sort of, and it's not the main one I use. The Vista computer, which is technically mine but my parents use it more often, got infected with a severe virus, a rogue antivirus to be precise.
The rogue was detected by Threatfire, and it attempted to quarantine and remove it, but needed a reboot. But upon rebooting, the computer wouldn't boot up anymore. An important file, I suspect, was damaged and the comp couldn't load because of that.
I used Linux LiveDVD and a USB stick to rescue some files, such as my sister's stories and dad's tax returns. After that, I used the CDs that came with the computer to perform a reformat. I wiped the computer clean and reinstalled Windows Vista.
The next day, I proceeded to get internet working, reinstalling the drivers necessary, installed Microsoft Security Essentials, Threatfire, Firefox, and OpenOffice. I put the files rescued back on the computer.
The computer is now working again and my dad's currently using it. I do feel a sense of accomplishment being able to pull this off. It is a shame I had to wipe the drive clean, but I did get the files that people actually wanted off of the machine before it was wiped out.
The rogue was detected by Threatfire, and it attempted to quarantine and remove it, but needed a reboot. But upon rebooting, the computer wouldn't boot up anymore. An important file, I suspect, was damaged and the comp couldn't load because of that.
I used Linux LiveDVD and a USB stick to rescue some files, such as my sister's stories and dad's tax returns. After that, I used the CDs that came with the computer to perform a reformat. I wiped the computer clean and reinstalled Windows Vista.
The next day, I proceeded to get internet working, reinstalling the drivers necessary, installed Microsoft Security Essentials, Threatfire, Firefox, and OpenOffice. I put the files rescued back on the computer.
The computer is now working again and my dad's currently using it. I do feel a sense of accomplishment being able to pull this off. It is a shame I had to wipe the drive clean, but I did get the files that people actually wanted off of the machine before it was wiped out.