[linux-help] Re: Virus!

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If it's a stupid virus, running "fdisk /mbr" will work for DOS systems
(dunno about Win2k).

Otherwise... get a virus scan program.


On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 04:02:51PM -0700, root wrote:
> 
> Hello.
> 
> I know you are saying, "Virus?"  
> 
> "UNIX-based systems can't get those!""
> 
> Let me explain.
> 
> I run MS Windows 2000 on the first partition of my main hard disk.
> 
> I have my Linux partitions, /, swap, etc (etectera, not /etc), on the rest of 
> the main hard disk.
> 
> I recently got a boot sector virus off the Net and can no longer boot to 
> Windows.  I can run Linux (RedHat 7.2) fine because I boot from LILO on a 
> 3.5-inch disk.
> 
> Can anyone recommend a way to try to fix the boot sector virus?  All my virus 
> scanning software is Windows-based, and the on-line virus scanners I've been 
> able to find here on the Web (from KDE) are also MS-Based or want me to have 
> Internet Explorer.
> 
> I thought about installing WINE and trying to run a virus scanner from there, 
> but I have no idea how to install WINE, and I have my doubts that that would 
> be a sucessful solution, anyway.
> 
> If anyone can help me solve this one I'll build a shrine in your honor.
> 
> 
> Adam S.
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