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Windows 7: Best option for removing a keylogger virus
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10 Sep 2012
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Best option for removing a keylogger virus
Hi,
I don't want to take any chances with this. Would using the clean command twice be enough, or should I go so far as to use clean all? Other options? The system in question is a netbook with windows 7 started on it.
Thanks
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10 Sep 2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64) South Australia |
Hi,
A single CLEAN should be sufficient, but I tend to be conservative with this and use the CLEAN ALL command. It will take longer to complete - about an hour per 320GB. Disk - Clean and Clean All with Diskpart Command
Regards,
Golden | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64)
CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
3*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID5;
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
Internet Speed Not fast enough!!!
Antivirus MSE and Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Chrome Version 27
Other Info Laptop: ASUS X54C, Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.0Ghz, 4GB RAM, Intel HD on-board graphics, Windows 7 Professional SP1 (x64), LinuxMint 14 (x64), PepperMint 3 (x86)
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10 Sep 2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 New Jersey |
How did you get a virus ??? Not scanning b4 you opened a download ?? | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built by Me !
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU Intel Core i5 3570k @ 4.2 GHz
Motherboard MSI Z77A-G45
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 MHz 10-10-10-27
Graphics Card MSI GTX660 Twin Frozr3 2GB/OC
Sound Card Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 19" HP 23" Sony Bravia 40"
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Fellowes KWD 855
Mouse Microsoft Wireless
PSU Corsair HX750 80+Gold
Case Corsair Vengeance Series C70 Gun Metal Black
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper N520, Arctic Alumina Thermal Compound
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 4 119GB SSD
WD Black 500, Blue 500, Caviar SE 320 x2
Internet Speed Download 25.81 Mbps Upload 5.24 Mbps
Antivirus MSE MBAM
Browser Chromium, IE10
Other Info Boston BA745 2.1 Speaker System, Lightscribe Dual Layer DVD Burner
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13 Sep 2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by AddRAM  How did you get a virus ??? Not scanning b4 you opened a download ??  | | My System Specs | | |
16 Sep 2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by Golden Hi,
A single CLEAN should be sufficient, but I tend to be conservative with this and use the CLEAN ALL command. It will take longer to complete - about an hour per 320GB. Disk - Clean and Clean All with Diskpart Command
Regards,
Golden Thanks for the info Golden. I tried the clean instructions, but got an error saying "clean is not allowed on the disk containing the current boot," which makes sense considering the OS can't wipe itself out. So how should I go about doing this? | | My System Specs | | |
16 Sep 2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64) South Australia |
Hi,
Boot from the installation DVD, then access DISKPART and the CLEAN command from there.
Access the command prompt by pressing SHIFT+F10 at the Languages screen when you boot from the installation DVD, then do the following:
diskpart <enter>
list disk <enter>
select disk # <enter> (where # = the number of the disk you wish to wipe)
clean all <enter>
Regards,
Golden
Last edited by Golden; 16 Sep 2012 at 06:04 PM..
Reason: add steps to access diskpart from installation DVD
| | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64)
CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
3*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID5;
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
Internet Speed Not fast enough!!!
Antivirus MSE and Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Chrome Version 27
Other Info Laptop: ASUS X54C, Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.0Ghz, 4GB RAM, Intel HD on-board graphics, Windows 7 Professional SP1 (x64), LinuxMint 14 (x64), PepperMint 3 (x86)
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16 Sep 2012
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Microsoft Windows 8 Professional |
I never use the "clean all" command, but i always run "clean" twice before installing windows, been doing this since Vista was released  | | My System Specs | | OS Microsoft Windows 8 Professional
CPU AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 965 Processor
Motherboard ECS A790GXM-AD3
Memory 16.00 GB
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
Sound Card (1) C-Media PCI Audio Device (2) AMD HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays LG LS192WS
Screen Resolution 1440 x 900 @ 32bit color
Keyboard Dell SK-8115
Mouse Razer Copperhead
PSU Corsair HX620
Case Thermaltake V4 Black Edition
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 + Artic Silver 3 on CPU/GPU
Hard Drives (1) ST31000524AS SATA Disk Device (2) ST3500413AS SATA Disk Device AHCI mode enabled.
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17 Sep 2012
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I have windows 7 starter, so unfortunately no install disc (there was a typo in my original post - sorry about that). | | My System Specs | | |
18 Sep 2012
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64) South Australia |
Hi,
That makes it trickier - try this: Windows Defender Offline
Regards,
Golden | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Golden Mk. I.3
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (x64)
CPU Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz
Motherboard Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Keyboard Logitech G110
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Hard Drives 1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
3*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID5;
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
Internet Speed Not fast enough!!!
Antivirus MSE and Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Chrome Version 27
Other Info Laptop: ASUS X54C, Intel Core i3-2330M @ 2.0Ghz, 4GB RAM, Intel HD on-board graphics, Windows 7 Professional SP1 (x64), LinuxMint 14 (x64), PepperMint 3 (x86)
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18 Sep 2012
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Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 7 Home Prem / Laptop 7 Pro all 64bit |
Hiyya ubersleep another one I use is the Partition Wizard and do the quick wipe (all zeros) though you need another machine to hook your drive on and I do that by using one of those USB gadgets.
That gadget is also handy for a few things with the drive. Best Free Partition Manager Freeware and free partition magic for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista and Windows XP 32 bit & 64 bit. MiniTool Free Partition Manager Software Home Edition. < watch out for the ads!! | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Own build (new) Desk1 / Toshiba L550 / Desk2 1st build
OS Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 7 Home Prem / Laptop 7 Pro all 64bit
CPU Desk1 i5 3750K / Laptop i5 430m / Desk2 i5 2500
Motherboard Desk1 Asus P877-V / Desk2 Gigabyte H67 UD3H / Laptop ?
Memory Desk1 8GB (1866) / Desk2 16GB (1333) / Laptop 8Gb DDR3
Graphics Card Desk 1& 2NVidia GTX 650 & Laptops on board Intel
Sound Card Desk 1 & 2 -XONAR DG Realtek High Def audio Laptop
Monitor(s) Displays Desk 1 Benq HD 2450 / Desk2 Philips 24" / Laptop 17.5"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 D1 & D2
Keyboard Desk 1 MS Sidewinder X6 Desk 2 MS Sidewinder X 4
Mouse Desk 1&2 - Gigabyte MS 900 gamer - laptop - Logitec wireless
PSU Desk 1 Corsair HX 1050/ Laptop ? / Desk 2 Corsair HX 650
Case Desk 1 Cooler HAF XM ? Toshiba laptop / Desk2 Coolermaster
Cooling Fans on all Desk1 -2 Desk2 - all Coolermasters 5 Laptop ?
Hard Drives Desk1 Samsung 120GB 830 SSD
Toshiba Crucial 120GB SSD
Desk2 Samsung 120GB 830 SSD
Internet Speed ADSL2+
Other Info One other Desktop (tester) and spare Toshba laptop both with SSD's
Running Kaspersky 2011 ISS on all machines config'd identically
Logitec audio stereo systems on each machine (x3)
Canon MG5250MFC
Router/modem TP-Link running WPA2SK
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