Greetings - my hard drive began getting itself stuck into a loop of repeated drive noise (normal drive noise, but a repeated pattern during which the computer locks up or slows almost to a stop). I have never, in 20 years of computer use, heard drive noise that comes in patterns like that and it seems like an impending drive death to me (it just seems instinctual that patterned drive noise instead of random equals hardward problem - if I am wrong, please tell me!). My computer warranty holders say otherwise, and are saying that there is a virus. I am not letting them charge me to clean the drive - is there anything I can download from home that will clean the drive just in case it is virus related? If not, I guess I will have to wait for the drive to fail completely - about 5 weeks left on the warranty!
I did have McAfee running, but a full scan of the computer stops short of completion. Thanks for your help in advance...
2007-12-13 02:23:01 · 6 answers · asked by baroquejen 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
That should be hardware, of course, not hardward...
2007-12-13 02:24:27 · update #1
To get yourself clean:
Download Spybot Search and Destroy, Ad-Aware, HiJackThis, and Avira Antivir.
Restart the computer in Safe Mode (start tapping F8 as soon as the computer starts to boot up, then choose Safe Mode with Networking).
Install the software. I'm assuming you don't have other AV software, but if you do, it's probably a good idea to uninstall that and install Avira Antivir, because obviously the last one wasn't up to the task of keeping you clean.
After installing, make sure to update the software to get the latest definitions (this is why we chose Safe Mode with Networking).
Attempt to run the software from Safe Mode. You may have to restart the computer to complete installations. If you do, just go back into Safe Mode. Run what software you can (not all software can be run in Safe Mode; I'm not sure if Ad-Aware can), then restart into normal mode and run the software again.
N.B. By default, HiJackThis will give you "false positives" because it wants you to see everything that's there and have you decide what should be there and what shouldn't be. make sure to find out what needs to be taken off. You can check online forum for help, e.g. http://www.techsupportforum.com/security-center/hijackthis-log-help/
Spybod S&D:
http://www.spybotupdates.com/files/spybotsd15.exe
AdAware:
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2007-Free/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5
HiJackThis:
http://www.merijn.org/files/HiJackThis_v2.exe
Avira Antivir:
http://www.download.com/Avira-AntiVir-PersonalEdition-Classic/3000-2239-10322935.html?part=dl-AviraAnti&subj=dl&tag=button
2007-12-13 02:38:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Darik's Boot and Nuke will remove *absolutely* *everything* from the drive, leaving it in the same state it left the factory (it won't even be formatted).
No virus will be able to survive that. Neither will your data (although the drive will be reusable afterward, so long as it doesn't actually pack up during the process) so back it up first. But if you think your drive is on the way out, then you have already backed up your data ..... file by file in descending order of importance ..... haven't you?
2007-12-13 02:54:48 · answer #2 · answered by sparky_dy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a computer tech and to me it doesn't sound like a virus, download avast! and if that doesn't pick it up then, yeah it's your drive going out, but last time I checked a virus can't make the drive make noise (the drive doesn't have a speaker. so I don't know where they are getting their information). If you have any problems contact me and I'll see if I can help you out .
2007-12-13 02:48:09 · answer #3 · answered by dusters.creations 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GO to www.antivirus.com and find and download and run housecall. It is a online virus scan
Some virii will block you accessing the site - that will confirm anyway if you have one
Also you can check your hard drive using the chkdsk command. You can do this by either rebooting in command prompt and typing chkdsk c: or typing chckdsk c: in start run in windows. I recommend the former
2007-12-13 02:45:45 · answer #4 · answered by hunkytim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-11 05:03:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Avast? I had this one and it worked quite well for a free antivirus.
2007-12-13 02:33:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋