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

[Ashley Benton]

On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Bart Silverstrim <
bsilver at chrononomicon.com> wrote:

>
>
> Eberhard Roloff wrote:
> > Ashley Benton wrote:
> >> 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
> >
> > This one puzzles me. A virus/Trojan/you name it infection nearly never
> > renders a windows computer to "doesn't work at all". Are you sure, virus
> > related issues are the only problem that you  are having here?
>
> Depends on what the OP means by not working at all. When enough has
> infected it, a system can easily slow to a crawl as they bog down
> network connections or eat the processor up.
>
> Or cause problems with interactions with other programs.
>
> Popups.
>
> etc. etc...
>
> Many users give descriptions like "my computer won't let me in" when
> they mean the desktop comes up and they can't launch internet explorer,
> for example.
>
> the time the OP would spend trying to "fix" this system would be huge
> compared to just wiping and reinstalling, so unless there's an academic
> pursuit to trying to figure out more of what's going on with it,
> probably best to wipe/reinstall as long as the true reason isn't
> read/write errors on the disk. The fact they can mount and scan it
> without Ubuntu burping would give evidence that the drive itself should
> be okay.
>
> > Every virus scanner that I know of, both Linux and Windows, offers three
> > options on how to handle a virus that has been detected.
> > 1. Just warn
> > 2. delete the affected file(s)
> > 3. move those files to a save place
> >
> > Use option 3.
>
> I don't know...I think Clamscan usually just identifies malware
> signatures, not doing anything with it. It leaves it up to another
> script or program to do with the malware what you please...since it was
> primarily designed to work with email servers that often have scripting
> integrated.
>
> > 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.
> >
> > Ask him, if he prefers to work fully virus-free in the years to come?
>
> If there are no rescue CD's/reinstall CD's, and no i386 folder with
> setup files, you may have to have him bite the bullet and either buy a
> full version of Windows XP or a new home PC. Even if you had a CD you'd
> need a key to reinstall.
>

I didn't know I had to look for i386 but I found a i386 folder with .dll and
.sys. .cab and .ax files can that help? and how? as I say I am using only
Ubuntu and don't have any idea how Windows works except system restore and
reinstall.

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