low level format doesn't get rid of virus

xavier7 · Apr 26, 2013

I have tried to use hitachi dft to low level format a drive but the virus shuts down the computer before it finishes. How do I get rid of this thing? The motherboard is telling me there is a virus in the boot sector. I used avira, avast, ms security essentials, mcaffee from cox security suite, all to no avail. I would like to use a free one.

ur6beersaway · Apr 26, 2013

You can run this & start over (free): http://www.dban.org/

xavier7 · Apr 27, 2013

ur6beersaway :

the hard drive isn't even partitioned. will this fix the problem?

ur6beersaway · Apr 27, 2013

It will destroy ALL data and restore the drive to a virgin state.. brand new

Saga Lout · Apr 27, 2013

I think you're better off using the system you have instead of wiping everything and for me, ComboFix would help you do that. Find it at http://www.bleepingcomputer.com where you should also carefully read the detailed instructions. When it completes - and it will take its time - go from Start to Run and in the Open box, type combofix /uninstall and let that finish before you restart.

Saga Lout · Apr 27, 2013

That formatting just had to hide the necessary space between combofix and /uninstall, didn't it?

xavier7 · Apr 27, 2013

ur6beersaway :

How do I know it is done erasing the drive? It has been 10 hours running and has a blancco advertisement up with a small text message on top that irq 16 has been disabled (reset, I think).

ur6beersaway · Apr 27, 2013

its done when the ad shows up, or if it failed to run.It does have a log. A 3TB hardrive takes no more than 2 hrs

xavier7 · Apr 27, 2013

ur6beersaway :

the ad comes up right away on my 500gb drive so it is failing to run and the virus is still there
the motherboard virus warning comes up when I use my windows xp install disk
this isn't a false alarm, right?
also when I use seatools to low level format it shuts off before completion

xavier7 · Apr 27, 2013

Saga Lout :

so my infected 500gb drive has to be hooked up to the same motherboard as my windows 1 tb drive?
then run combofix in my windows drive and the other drive will get fixed using combofix?

ur6beersaway · Apr 27, 2013

Make sure the ONLY drive plugged in is one you want to clean. then it should up on the dban menu. Unplug everything else.

xavier7 · Apr 27, 2013

ur6beersaway :

I chose to clean the hitachi several times but the ad comes up right away
and the virus is still there so it isn't erasing

ur6beersaway · Apr 27, 2013

The hatachi HAS to be the ONLY thing dban sees ANYTHING else must be unplugged EX.card readers or anything else except the cd drive & the keyboard. The menu should show only one "choice".

xavier7 · Apr 28, 2013

ur6beersaway :

Did that but still didn't work because the virus goes into memory and distorts dban output on the screen. then it freezes up before completion

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