Malware HELP!! Tried the sticky

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copied them, or run unetbootin?

RussJK

mercurystar999 wrote: »

So i have downloaded the rescue system and also unetbootin and have copied them to the usb stick.

Restarted the computer with the usb stick in and then pressed f2. I then put the usb drive at the top of the list to boot from and then saved changes.

The computer then starts to boot and then says error check cable connection

PXE E63 Error while initialising the nic

PXE M0F Exiting intel PXE ROM

Any ideas?

As Closed asked, did you run unetbootin to install the ISO file onto the USB stick?

Also did you use SD Formatter on the USB stick first? Try that first. When you run SD Formatter, press 'Option' and choose 'Full (overwrite)' and put Format Size Adjustment to 'ON'.

If you still have problems:
1. Try a different USB port;
2. If you get the same message, then try one of the antivirus bootdisks;
3. If you continue to get the same message, then try an alternative to unetbootin (http://alternativeto.net/software/unetbootin/);
4. If you continue to get the error message, then try a different USB stick.

I think if you've exhausted all of those possibilities, then maybe there's a problem with the machine.

mercurystar999

No i just copied both files onto the stick.

mercurystar999

I have now opened up ubootin and it asks for distribution but avira is not on the list?

RussJK

Look on the screen and read what it says, it lets you select a local file...
Disk image.

mercurystar999

I think i have sorted ubootin. On the bottom i was able to click and it went to my downloads and now it is doing something

mercurystar999

The anti virus rescue has now started on the computer. I have started the scanner

mercurystar999

The scanner detected
0 infections
21 warnings
0 suspicious
0 infections

Obviously not detected anything? Should i run a different antivirus? I've downloaded DR Web so i'll try that too.

mercurystar999

DR web wont run. Says can not find boot device?

mercurystar999

So what am i left with that i can do? Erase the hard disk? There is nothing on the computer that i need as it was purely for web browsing? Obviously there is no cd drive to put windows back on even if i had a cd?

Thanks