virtumonde/iedefender fix>SS&D crash

[kuuunaal]

here is what happened:

I connect the ethernet cable, turn on the comp, open firefox, follow your instructions.

combofix got stuck at the same place it did earlier, so I restart to try it in safe mode.

Now after the BIOS stuff, the comp just sits there with a black screen! does not get to the user password or anything.

man this thing is wicked in that it prevents you from doing things to get rid of it.

[Blade81]

Hi,

What happens if you try to start system with ethernet cable unplugged?

[kuuunaal]

hello

I tried with the ethernet cable unplugged, and there was the same black screen after the BIOS.

I think where I messed up was 1) after the first combofix, connecting to the internet via firefox to access these forums and 2) forgetting to run your combofix code in safe mode. From the info provided by Spybot, I am supposed to leave the comp disconnected during the cleaning of virtumonde.

I have located my windows 7 disc as I will probably have to reinstall. Let me know if you have any other ideas.

[Blade81]

Hi,

Reinstallation is likely needed. I just wonder if hard drive has issues (those earlier bad sectors you mentioned + jammed ComboFix runs). I recommend to monitor how it performs.

[kuuunaal]

I ran the windows 7 disc repair and it found:

'a recent driver installation or upgrade may be preventing the system from starting.'

but the problem could not be fixed. I did manage to get into windows, and everything was running smoothly. I did not attempt to run combofix.

the problem is a long delay, about 1 hour, at startup.

[kuuunaal]

I read this about virtumonde on wikipedia:

'Creates a virus critical driver in C:\Windows\system32\drivers\ (ati0dgxx.sys)'


What that means, I don't know, but I hope my hard drive is fine.

thanks for your help blade, once I get into windows again I'll backup, and reinstall, hopefully that will take care of it.

[Blade81]

Hi,

If the hard drive has hardware issue (bad sectors can be one sign of it) then best thing is to backup all important asap. That way the data will be safe if hard drive is nearly at its end. When you have reinstalled keep monitoring hard drive health by running regular checks for some time to see if bad sectors keep appearing.

[Blade81]

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