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Theo_124
2010-02-11, 18:22
I have a virtumonde infection on my home computer.
I've run Spybot multiple times and it couldn't fix it (even after it ran on re-boot, then it said it fixed it, then it found it again, etc.)

For some reason when I do a safe boot (F8), my arrow keys don't work, so I can't scroll down to a safe boot option. So I'm always stuck on a normal boot.

I have read a LOT of posts about this infection and it sounds rather involved to get it removed.

I wanted to know if it would be beneficial to remove the hard-disk and plug it into a known good computer as an extra hard-disk. This way, nothing is booted from it. Then I could run the virus scanners with nothing already in memory.

Is this a good idea? What tools would you recommend?

Thank you for any advice.

tashi
2010-02-11, 18:34
Hello Theo_124,

Please see this FAQ, "BEFORE you POST"(READ this Procedure BEFORE Requesting Assistance) (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288)

Then start a new thread and copy paste the HJT log into it.

If HJT won't run please start a new topic anyway, make note of the situation and a volunteer analyst will advise you when available.

Best regards. :)

http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=55451