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

[Eberhard Roloff]

Ashley Benton wrote:

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> 
> No problem I will look for fprot and try again from Ubuntu as soon as I 
> will have make an image of the hard drive to make sure that I don't make 
> anything worse (If it can be).
> 
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>     in contrast, I just tested with avg and could not find any options to
>     handle the virus except announcing, what is infected and deleting any
>     virus found, possibly after pausing for user input.
> 
> 
> On my computer it doesn't wait for any input just let me know that I 
> have files infected and which ones. With AVG 7 (viruses/adware generic 
> )

avgscan --help, then look for stoplevel

and with clamav 10, so I guess no matter what I do the computer won't
> be completely clean. So I want to try to reinstall from the i386 as I am 
> hoping for a change of free virus reinstallation, or at least less 
> viruses than by only scanning and fixing if possible.

sure. Then do yourself a favor, after the system works again, but 
definitely BEFORE you connect to the Internet:

Get these:
-Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Network Install for IT Professionals
-Update Rollup 1 for Windows 2000 SP4 (KB891861)

These are easily available via the MS website and you can download them 
with Linux

Also install a recent Windows Virus Scanner, which you can also download 
with Linux.

Then with all these things installed, the system will have at least a 
half decent security level that allows you to connect to the Internet 
and install the rest of the updates from there.

I am assuming that you will be using a router setup for updating the 
system. IMHO using Windows directly connected to the Internet inherently 
calls for trouble.

So should your friend do this, at least ask him to use a router setup 
with a private network behind the router.

And again, while a router setup surely is a good idea with Linux, as 
well, you might also offer him to use Linux and say a final goodbye to 
his troubles

Eberhard