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PC infected - Help!!

Oct 11, 2004 6:44AM PDT

Hi,

My computers memory is infected with eco virus (Boot sector, MBR). The only original boot disk is also infected. I don't have a backup copy of boot disk.

According to Symantec, I can use a Norton Antivirus Rescue Disk to clean this virus. However, I have to create a rescue disk from an uninfected PC having Norton Antivirus software.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/eco.b.html

Is it ok if I create this rescue disk set on a PC running a different windows o/s? I currently have Windows 98.

Thanks in advance.
SN.

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Re: PC infected - Help!!
Oct 11, 2004 6:48AM PDT

To repair this with hardware you replace the hard disk.

My other answer in a software forum may be less costly.

bob

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Re: PC infected - Help!!
Oct 11, 2004 7:10AM PDT