Window 7 is infected

hi all

This is a long story. I have a virus infection on my laptop with windows 7, xp (desk top ) and my external hard drive.

I am missing drivers on both machines. I think the external hard drive is carrying the infection. I need to work of this computer.

I created a repair disk - missing some driver - (vista was better, Xp is hopeless) don't know how to get it to run

What should i do i can recover the computer and reload windows and my programs (downloads) - not connect the hard drive then work that out from the xp machine and the hard drive clean

oh i know i have something either machine won't run spyblot and destroy ( every other scanner works for some reason but that one)


any ideas what i should do

one should never use thumb drives at internet cafes.

hi thanks for the suggestions

I have scanned with everything. Malawarebytes, spyblot and destroy -got it working on the xp. Might work now that i restored the recovery image in 7 from the infected hard drive. the windows up date from a couple of days ago made a couple of my program unworkable. ( on top it )

I have done 2 online scans - nothing but i have 3 computer that all will type backwards at times freeze and flash at you. When it is flashing program open by themselves. It all is a long story ( spilt water on old keyboard so then got virus from usb at the same time - thought it was water) plugged it to new computer before putting 7 on and went a brought new external hard drive plug that in and there is my friend the virus. scan everything nothing.

any ideas how to clean the external hard drive -without lossing the data


thanks guys

vicvic said:

hi thanks for the suggestions

I have scanned with everything. Malawarebytes, spyblot and destroy -got it working on the xp. Might work now that i restored the recovery image in 7 from the infected hard drive. the windows up date from a couple of days ago made a couple of my program unworkable. ( on top it )

I have done 2 online scans - nothing but i have 3 computer that all will type backwards at times freeze and flash at you. When it is flashing program open by themselves. It all is a long story ( spilt water on old keyboard so then got virus from usb at the same time - thought it was water) plugged it to new computer before putting 7 on and went a brought new external hard drive plug that in and there is my friend the virus. scan everything nothing.

any ideas how to clean the external hard drive -without lossing the data


thanks guys

Hi and welcome

I think you know by now that the only way you are ever going to truely be rid of these problems is to do a clean install. You have so many different problems that y ou are never going to be able to seperate one from another unless you start eliminating variables.

You have
Definate hardware problems-- keyboard soaked
Probable infection various symptoms
definate software problems-drivers, etc
and who knows what else

IF YOU ARE INFECTED AND IMPORT ANY DATA FROM THE EXTERNAL DRIVE YOU WILL BE AFFECTED AGAIN

so we need to know how we can help you. What do you want to do from here

Ken J++

Ok one question.

I have an upgrade disk for windows 7. Should i do the clean install from the vista installation disk or the windows 7 disks or the partition on the hard drive - which do you guys think would be best

How do i do a low level format with these disks. I have a Hp dv- 6

I have no problem clean installing i just need some of the data of the external drive. eg past tax returns

Any ideas how to get my data of the disk. I need those tax returns


thanks for your help guys

so i should use the disks i create when i got the laptop

ok what ever this thing i have - I am worried about the old file with seven or would it be wiped

thank you so much for your help