[linux-help] Re: Virus!

["Adam M. Sennott" <kryste01@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks, I fixed it!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Hall" <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 5:30 PM
Subject: [linux-help] Re: Virus!


>
> 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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