Need recovery from Virtumonde

[Guest ladycd]

Virtumonde ate up all in my laptop. Am desperate for a repair. Broke my

wrist JUL2007 and had to stop. Now trying again.

Am running Pav. HP zx5000 laptop. OEM xp home. Blv I upgraded it to Xp Pro.

 

My recovery disks don't work. When I turn it on: "NTLDR is Missing". I was

able to get to System setup and BIOS today. Nothing helps.

 

Don't have floppy drive. Need a fix download for a CD.

 

Can anybody?????

 

Thanks..

--

cd

[Guest sgopus]

RE: Need recovery from Virtumonde

 

Please explain what happens when you attempt to use the recovery cd's?

most of the time, you have to set the Bios to boot to the CD drive, then

insert the first recovery cd and boot your pc.

 

"ladycd" wrote:

>

> Virtumonde ate up all in my laptop. Am desperate for a repair. Broke my

> wrist JUL2007 and had to stop. Now trying again.

> Am running Pav. HP zx5000 laptop. OEM xp home. Blv I upgraded it to Xp Pro.

>

> My recovery disks don't work. When I turn it on: "NTLDR is Missing". I was

> able to get to System setup and BIOS today. Nothing helps.

>

> Don't have floppy drive. Need a fix download for a CD.

>

> Can anybody?????

>

> Thanks..

> --

> cd

[Guest Engel]

RE: Need recovery from Virtumonde

 

Hello cd,

 

Have a look to this URLs provided by Dave M.

 

http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction

- - ---

http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Overview

-- - - -

 

Good luck

- -- --

"ladycd" wrote:

>

> Virtumonde ate up all in my laptop. Am desperate for a repair. Broke my

> wrist JUL2007 and had to stop. Now trying again.

> Am running Pav. HP zx5000 laptop. OEM xp home. Blv I upgraded it to Xp Pro.

>

> My recovery disks don't work. When I turn it on: "NTLDR is Missing". I was

> able to get to System setup and BIOS today. Nothing helps.

>

> Don't have floppy drive. Need a fix download for a CD.

>

> Can anybody?????

>

> Thanks..

> --

> cd

[Guest ladycd]

RE: Need recovery from Virtumonde

 

Was able to chng the BIOS to boot from CD drive, but it makes no difference

using my disks. Still get same msg.

 

Tnx for caring.

--

cd

 

 

"sgopus" wrote:

> Please explain what happens when you attempt to use the recovery cd's?

> most of the time, you have to set the Bios to boot to the CD drive, then

> insert the first recovery cd and boot your pc.

>

> "ladycd" wrote:

>

> >

> > Virtumonde ate up all in my laptop. Am desperate for a repair. Broke my

> > wrist JUL2007 and had to stop. Now trying again.

> > Am running Pav. HP zx5000 laptop. OEM xp home. Blv I upgraded it to Xp Pro.

> >

> > My recovery disks don't work. When I turn it on: "NTLDR is Missing". I was

> > able to get to System setup and BIOS today. Nothing helps.

> >

> > Don't have floppy drive. Need a fix download for a CD.

> >

> > Can anybody?????

> >

> > Thanks..

> > --

> > cd

[Guest ladycd]

RE: Need recovery from Virtumonde

 

Thanks, Engel!

 

Those URLs look great, but alas.... too late for me.

 

Virtumonde destoyed my laptop.

 

I need to bring it back to life before I can get rid of the evil guys.

--

cd

 

 

"Engel" wrote:

> Hello cd,

>

> Have a look to this URLs provided by Dave M.

>

> http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction

> - - ---

> http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Overview

> -- - - -

>

> Good luck

> - -- --

> "ladycd" wrote:

>

> >

> > Virtumonde ate up all in my laptop. Am desperate for a repair. Broke my

> > wrist JUL2007 and had to stop. Now trying again.

> > Am running Pav. HP zx5000 laptop. OEM xp home. Blv I upgraded it to Xp Pro.

> >

> > My recovery disks don't work. When I turn it on: "NTLDR is Missing". I was

> > able to get to System setup and BIOS today. Nothing helps.

> >

> > Don't have floppy drive. Need a fix download for a CD.

> >

> > Can anybody?????

> >

> > Thanks..

> > --

> > cd

[Guest Engel]

RE: Need recovery from Virtumonde

 

Hi cd,

 

This will probably not be your solution but it is easy and can't hurt to try.

 

Microsoft has free help from Product support services for issues of Viruses

or spyware, or issues relating to security patches.

 

In the U.S. or Canada call 1-866-pcsafety.

 

Elsewhere call the local number for paid support and ask for the free help

as outlined above--the call may not be toll-free, but there's no charge for

the help.

 

This help extends to spyware removal as well.

 

Stick to this one issue so that the support 'person' does not get

confused and attempt to charge for support.

 

Maybe someone else can conjure up something else to try.

 

It cannot hurt to try. ;-)

 

Good luck

- -- --

 

 

"ladycd" wrote:

> Thanks, Engel!

>

> Those URLs look great, but alas.... too late for me.

>

> Virtumonde destoyed my laptop.

>

> I need to bring it back to life before I can get rid of the evil guys.

> --

> cd

>

>

> "Engel" wrote:

>

> > Hello cd,

> >

> > Have a look to this URLs provided by Dave M.

> >

> > http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction

> > - - ---

> > http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Overview

> > -- - - -

> >

> > Good luck

> > - -- --

> > "ladycd" wrote:

> >

> > >

> > > Virtumonde ate up all in my laptop. Am desperate for a repair. Broke my

> > > wrist JUL2007 and had to stop. Now trying again.

> > > Am running Pav. HP zx5000 laptop. OEM xp home. Blv I upgraded it to Xp Pro.

> > >

> > > My recovery disks don't work. When I turn it on: "NTLDR is Missing". I was

> > > able to get to System setup and BIOS today. Nothing helps.

> > >

> > > Don't have floppy drive. Need a fix download for a CD.

> > >

> > > Can anybody?????

> > >

> > > Thanks..

> > > --

> > > cd

[Guest ladycd]

RE: Need recovery from Virtumonde

 

Tnx, Engel......

 

Will give it a try.

 

Last year, an MVP gave me a URL for making a CD recovery disk, but it no

longer takes me anywhere.

--

cd

 

 

"Engel" wrote:

> Hi cd,

>

> This will probably not be your solution but it is easy and can't hurt to try.

>

> Microsoft has free help from Product support services for issues of Viruses

> or spyware, or issues relating to security patches.

>

> In the U.S. or Canada call 1-866-pcsafety.

>

> Elsewhere call the local number for paid support and ask for the free help

> as outlined above--the call may not be toll-free, but there's no charge for

> the help.

>

> This help extends to spyware removal as well.

>

> Stick to this one issue so that the support 'person' does not get

> confused and attempt to charge for support.

>

> Maybe someone else can conjure up something else to try.

>

> It cannot hurt to try. ;-)

>

> Good luck

> - -- --

>

>

> "ladycd" wrote:

>

> > Thanks, Engel!

> >

> > Those URLs look great, but alas.... too late for me.

> >

> > Virtumonde destoyed my laptop.

> >

> > I need to bring it back to life before I can get rid of the evil guys.

> > --

> > cd

> >

> >

> > "Engel" wrote:

> >

> > > Hello cd,

> > >

> > > Have a look to this URLs provided by Dave M.

> > >

> > > http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction

> > > - - ---

> > > http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Overview

> > > -- - - -

> > >

> > > Good luck

> > > - -- --

> > > "ladycd" wrote:

> > >

> > > >

> > > > Virtumonde ate up all in my laptop. Am desperate for a repair. Broke my

> > > > wrist JUL2007 and had to stop. Now trying again.

> > > > Am running Pav. HP zx5000 laptop. OEM xp home. Blv I upgraded it to Xp Pro.

> > > >

> > > > My recovery disks don't work. When I turn it on: "NTLDR is Missing". I was

> > > > able to get to System setup and BIOS today. Nothing helps.

> > > >

> > > > Don't have floppy drive. Need a fix download for a CD.

> > > >

> > > > Can anybody?????

> > > >

> > > > Thanks..

> > > > --

> > > > cd

[Guest sgopus]

RE: Need recovery from Virtumonde

 

if these are correct RECOVERY cd's, you wouldn't be getting this kind of

error, how were they made, if something home made, I suggest they are not

done properly and you need to get a proper install cd and perform a repair

install, by booting to the install cd.

 

by stating you are still getting the same error, you either are not booting

to the recovery cd or they are not properly made. a proper recovery cd is

usually provided by the pc manufactor who installed the Operating system.

 

can you confirm the pc is attempting to boot to the cd does it actually spin

up?

does it say booting to the cd?

 

Please list the steps you took to change the boot order, ie

I entered the Bios changed the boot order, saved it to the cmos and

rebooted, it attempted to boot to the cd, confimed by the message displayed

on the screen said booting to the cd, and the cd light was flickering, drive

did spin up.

 

Something along those lines.

 

 

 

"ladycd" wrote:

> Was able to chng the BIOS to boot from CD drive, but it makes no difference

> using my disks. Still get same msg.

>

> Tnx for caring.

> --

> cd

>

>

> "sgopus" wrote:

>

> > Please explain what happens when you attempt to use the recovery cd's?

> > most of the time, you have to set the Bios to boot to the CD drive, then

> > insert the first recovery cd and boot your pc.

> >

> > "ladycd" wrote:

> >

> > >

> > > Virtumonde ate up all in my laptop. Am desperate for a repair. Broke my

> > > wrist JUL2007 and had to stop. Now trying again.

> > > Am running Pav. HP zx5000 laptop. OEM xp home. Blv I upgraded it to Xp Pro.

> > >

> > > My recovery disks don't work. When I turn it on: "NTLDR is Missing". I was

> > > able to get to System setup and BIOS today. Nothing helps.

> > >

> > > Don't have floppy drive. Need a fix download for a CD.

> > >

> > > Can anybody?????

> > >

> > > Thanks..

> > > --

> > > cd

[Guest Jan Oge]

RE: Need recovery from Virtumonde

 

You said that if these were the correct recovery disks, there wouldn't be a

NTLDR is Missing error. I had the same error and I was using the windows XP

setup, not a recovery disk. Virtumonde was infecting a nearly new 250 gig

hard drive. I switched drives ( one that was NOT infected by this garbage)

and the disk loaded fine, but now the 250 gig hard drive has suddenly become

170 gig hard drive and will not boot.

 

I now have the same garbage on this drive and I'm afraid it will destroy

another one. I don't know where I got it from, but the only places I have

been since reloading is Mircosoft and MSNBC.

 

"sgopus" wrote:

> if these are correct RECOVERY cd's, you wouldn't be getting this kind of

> error, how were they made, if something home made, I suggest they are not

> done properly and you need to get a proper install cd and perform a repair

> install, by booting to the install cd.

>

> by stating you are still getting the same error, you either are not booting

> to the recovery cd or they are not properly made. a proper recovery cd is

> usually provided by the pc manufactor who installed the Operating system.

>

> can you confirm the pc is attempting to boot to the cd does it actually spin

> up?

> does it say booting to the cd?

>

> Please list the steps you took to change the boot order, ie

> I entered the Bios changed the boot order, saved it to the cmos and

> rebooted, it attempted to boot to the cd, confimed by the message displayed

> on the screen said booting to the cd, and the cd light was flickering, drive

> did spin up.

>

> Something along those lines.

>

>

>

> "ladycd" wrote:

>

> > Was able to chng the BIOS to boot from CD drive, but it makes no difference

> > using my disks. Still get same msg.

> >

> > Tnx for caring.

> > --

> > cd

> >

> >

> > "sgopus" wrote:

> >

> > > Please explain what happens when you attempt to use the recovery cd's?

> > > most of the time, you have to set the Bios to boot to the CD drive, then

> > > insert the first recovery cd and boot your pc.

> > >

> > > "ladycd" wrote:

> > >

> > > >

> > > > Virtumonde ate up all in my laptop. Am desperate for a repair. Broke my

> > > > wrist JUL2007 and had to stop. Now trying again.

> > > > Am running Pav. HP zx5000 laptop. OEM xp home. Blv I upgraded it to Xp Pro.

> > > >

> > > > My recovery disks don't work. When I turn it on: "NTLDR is Missing". I was

> > > > able to get to System setup and BIOS today. Nothing helps.

> > > >

> > > > Don't have floppy drive. Need a fix download for a CD.

> > > >

> > > > Can anybody?????

> > > >

> > > > Thanks..

> > > > --

> > > > cd

[Guest Rocky]

Re: Need recovery from Virtumonde

 

It's is near enough impossible to remove Virtumonde. I tried for many hours

without succeeding. I finally gave up and had to buy a new 250 gig hard

drive and install a fresh version of XP.

I made my infected drive a slave to the new one and transferred my docs etc

from old to new.

When I installed the new drive, I seem to remember I had to select whether

to allow the drive to show full size or restrict it to a smaller gigabyte

setting. Sorry I can't be any more help.

I have now formatted old drive and use it for storing my music files.

To who ever wrote Virtumonde, may the fleas of a thousand camels infest his

armpits.

 

 

"Jan Oge" <Jan Oge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1E8F695F-73C9-480C-A517-AA780722827D@microsoft.com...

> You said that if these were the correct recovery disks, there wouldn't be

> a

> NTLDR is Missing error. I had the same error and I was using the windows

> XP

> setup, not a recovery disk. Virtumonde was infecting a nearly new 250 gig

> hard drive. I switched drives ( one that was NOT infected by this garbage)

> and the disk loaded fine, but now the 250 gig hard drive has suddenly

> become

> 170 gig hard drive and will not boot.

>

> I now have the same garbage on this drive and I'm afraid it will destroy

> another one. I don't know where I got it from, but the only places I have

> been since reloading is Mircosoft and MSNBC.

>

> "sgopus" wrote:

>

>> if these are correct RECOVERY cd's, you wouldn't be getting this kind of

>> error, how were they made, if something home made, I suggest they are not

>> done properly and you need to get a proper install cd and perform a

>> repair

>> install, by booting to the install cd.

>>

>> by stating you are still getting the same error, you either are not

>> booting

>> to the recovery cd or they are not properly made. a proper recovery cd

>> is

>> usually provided by the pc manufactor who installed the Operating system.

>>

>> can you confirm the pc is attempting to boot to the cd does it actually

>> spin

>> up?

>> does it say booting to the cd?

>>

>> Please list the steps you took to change the boot order, ie

>> I entered the Bios changed the boot order, saved it to the cmos and

>> rebooted, it attempted to boot to the cd, confimed by the message

>> displayed

>> on the screen said booting to the cd, and the cd light was flickering,

>> drive

>> did spin up.

>>

>> Something along those lines.

>>

>>

>>

>> "ladycd" wrote:

>>

>> > Was able to chng the BIOS to boot from CD drive, but it makes no

>> > difference

>> > using my disks. Still get same msg.

>> >

>> > Tnx for caring.

>> > --

>> > cd

>> >

>> >

>> > "sgopus" wrote:

>> >

>> > > Please explain what happens when you attempt to use the recovery

>> > > cd's?

>> > > most of the time, you have to set the Bios to boot to the CD drive,

>> > > then

>> > > insert the first recovery cd and boot your pc.

>> > >

>> > > "ladycd" wrote:

>> > >

>> > > >

>> > > > Virtumonde ate up all in my laptop. Am desperate for a repair.

>> > > > Broke my

>> > > > wrist JUL2007 and had to stop. Now trying again.

>> > > > Am running Pav. HP zx5000 laptop. OEM xp home. Blv I upgraded it

>> > > > to Xp Pro.

>> > > >

>> > > > My recovery disks don't work. When I turn it on: "NTLDR is

>> > > > Missing". I was

>> > > > able to get to System setup and BIOS today. Nothing helps.

>> > > >

>> > > > Don't have floppy drive. Need a fix download for a CD.

>> > > >

>> > > > Can anybody?????

>> > > >

>> > > > Thanks..

>> > > > --

>> > > > cd

[Guest cd]

Re: Need recovery from Virtumonde

 

Rocky and Jan.....

 

So sorry that Virtumonde killed your computers, too.

 

Thanks to this forum, I was able to make a disk w/a few files that allowed

me to make a little headway and see a tiny bit of life coming back into mine.

 

First error msg: Missing Ops Sys.... then I've had Missing NLTDR, Missing

EULA...

 

Orig. disks that came w/computer are good, but wouldn't work until

yesterday. I've tried many things up to this point.

 

Now, I am able to use orig. Ops Sys CD and it begins to install xp Home SP1

(or SP1a). About in the middle of install, I am now getting the msg: "The

file asms is missing from win. xp Home SP1". Had to quit install. Next try

msg: "need EULA".

 

So now, I'm stalled, but getting closer. Have one more downloaded disk to

try to get these missng files. If it doesn't work, I'll be back tomorrow.

 

Thanks to all of you have helped me and responded to me in any way.

 

I appreciate you!

 

cd

 

P.S. Rock, are you a musician?

 

cd

 

"Rocky" wrote:

> It's is near enough impossible to remove Virtumonde. I tried for many hours

> without succeeding. I finally gave up and had to buy a new 250 gig hard

> drive and install a fresh version of XP.

> I made my infected drive a slave to the new one and transferred my docs etc

> from old to new.

> When I installed the new drive, I seem to remember I had to select whether

> to allow the drive to show full size or restrict it to a smaller gigabyte

> setting. Sorry I can't be any more help.

> I have now formatted old drive and use it for storing my music files.

> To who ever wrote Virtumonde, may the fleas of a thousand camels infest his

> armpits.

>

>

> "Jan Oge" <Jan Oge@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:1E8F695F-73C9-480C-A517-AA780722827D@microsoft.com...

> > You said that if these were the correct recovery disks, there wouldn't be

> > a

> > NTLDR is Missing error. I had the same error and I was using the windows

> > XP

> > setup, not a recovery disk. Virtumonde was infecting a nearly new 250 gig

> > hard drive. I switched drives ( one that was NOT infected by this garbage)

> > and the disk loaded fine, but now the 250 gig hard drive has suddenly

> > become

> > 170 gig hard drive and will not boot.

> >

> > I now have the same garbage on this drive and I'm afraid it will destroy

> > another one. I don't know where I got it from, but the only places I have

> > been since reloading is Mircosoft and MSNBC.

> >

> > "sgopus" wrote:

> >

> >> if these are correct RECOVERY cd's, you wouldn't be getting this kind of

> >> error, how were they made, if something home made, I suggest they are not

> >> done properly and you need to get a proper install cd and perform a

> >> repair

> >> install, by booting to the install cd.

> >>

> >> by stating you are still getting the same error, you either are not

> >> booting

> >> to the recovery cd or they are not properly made. a proper recovery cd

> >> is

> >> usually provided by the pc manufactor who installed the Operating system.

> >>

> >> can you confirm the pc is attempting to boot to the cd does it actually

> >> spin

> >> up?

> >> does it say booting to the cd?

> >>

> >> Please list the steps you took to change the boot order, ie

> >> I entered the Bios changed the boot order, saved it to the cmos and

> >> rebooted, it attempted to boot to the cd, confimed by the message

> >> displayed

> >> on the screen said booting to the cd, and the cd light was flickering,

> >> drive

> >> did spin up.

> >>

> >> Something along those lines.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >> "ladycd" wrote:

> >>

> >> > Was able to chng the BIOS to boot from CD drive, but it makes no

> >> > difference

> >> > using my disks. Still get same msg.

> >> >

> >> > Tnx for caring.

> >> > --

> >> > cd

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > "sgopus" wrote:

> >> >

> >> > > Please explain what happens when you attempt to use the recovery

> >> > > cd's?

> >> > > most of the time, you have to set the Bios to boot to the CD drive,

> >> > > then

> >> > > insert the first recovery cd and boot your pc.

> >> > >

> >> > > "ladycd" wrote:

> >> > >

> >> > > >

> >> > > > Virtumonde ate up all in my laptop. Am desperate for a repair.

> >> > > > Broke my

> >> > > > wrist JUL2007 and had to stop. Now trying again.

> >> > > > Am running Pav. HP zx5000 laptop. OEM xp home. Blv I upgraded it

> >> > > > to Xp Pro.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > My recovery disks don't work. When I turn it on: "NTLDR is

> >> > > > Missing". I was

> >> > > > able to get to System setup and BIOS today. Nothing helps.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > Don't have floppy drive. Need a fix download for a CD.

> >> > > >

> >> > > > Can anybody?????

> >> > > >

> >> > > > Thanks..

> >> > > > --

> >> > > > cd

>

>

>