Half OT/ How to remove a virus on windows using Ubuntu

[Ashley Benton]

On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Ray Parrish <crp at cmc.net> wrote:

> Ashley Benton wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 3:18 PM, Lorenzo Luengo <lluengo at dgeo.udec.cl
> > <mailto:lluengo at dgeo.udec.cl>> wrote:
> >
> >     Ashley Benton escribió:
> >     > Hi, I am using Ubuntu 8.10. One of my neighbors ask me to fix his
> >     > computer and I am stuck. The computer is Windows 2000 and
> >     doesn't work
> >     > at all by itself so I mounted his hard drive on my computer. From
> >     > Ubuntu I tried a few anti virus programs but the only things they
> do
> >     > is find the viruses . Since I don't know Windows I don't want
> >     just to
> >     > delete the files or system. Is there a program that I can use from
> >     > Ubuntu to fix his Windows and get rid of the viruses? I would have
> >     > save the documents and reinstall his Windows but there are no
> rescue
> >     > cds or floppies and I am a little lost as I don't how I can help
> him
> >     > anymore.
> >     > Any help would be appreciated
> >     >
> >     If you know the files, you may get them from a clean system and
> >     overwrite them. This should be enough to fix the system, i did it
> once
> >     with mine and it worked.
> >
> >
> >
> > That could be a good idea I'll check if Windows XP or 98 has the same
> > files and will try this way after I finish with image part.
> > Thanks for the idea it may be easier for  me this way.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Meg
>
> No, if the i386 folder is actually intact, you already have the files
> you will need to replace the infected ones on the Windows drive, Do
> *not* try to get them from another version of Windows, as they will not
> be the correct versions.
>
> There may actually be a small problem with that approach, as the files
> in the i386 folders that you need may or may not be compressed, and
> could need a proprietary Windows program to decompress them. You can
> recognize the compressed ones, as they will have the same filenames, and
> extensions, as the ones you need to replace,, with the exception that
> the last character of their file extensions will be an under score
> character instead of the real last character of the uncompressed files.
>
> You could of course try to make a Bart PE pre-installation disc, which
> is basically a bootable CD running Windows with some utilities on it,
> like anti virus programs, and the required file expansion command to
> expand the files in the i386 folder. To make this disc, the files in the
> i386 folder will be required, and will need to be in good condition. It
> does not make a full fledged Windows installation CD due to license
> restrictions.
>
> Well, that's a bust! I just checked, and it only works with Windows XP
> or Server 2003 versions. I'm checking out the Wikipedia page about it,
> and it has led me to the following bootable CD which can also be used,
> but it isn't strictly legal, as it includes software that the author of
> the disc does not have any license to be distributing.
>
> <http://www.hiren.info/pages/bootcd> Hiren's Boot CD
>
> There are more links to other CD's which you can burn, and boot from to
> clean up a Windows installation, on the Wikipedia page for Bart's PE CD,
> which is located here.
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BartPE> Scroll down to near the bottom of
> that page, to find links to other Boot CD's available for this purpose.
> One or more of them will likely give you the tools you need.
>
> I hope this helps you get the system back up and running.
>
> Later, Ray Parrish
>
> http://www.writingsoftheschizophrenic.com/
>
> Thanks I will look into it.

Meg
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