viruson boot block
 

Hi guys i have an amd 2400 mhz with 1 gig of ram, i recently used the recovery disk to set the computer back to factory settings, but whwn it starts to set it back it says its got a virus on the boot block. Dont know how that happend as i use norton. Is there anyway to remove it ? i have it as a back up secondary machine and its also connected to the internet but although i use norton firewall/virus checker, spyware and a registry mechanic the computer has a habit of locking up quite a few times.Any help would be appreciated
Thanks,
Peter:(

Get F-Prot for DOS (free!) from http://www.f-prot.com/download/home_user/index.html , put it onto a DOS boot disk, boot onto it and remove the virus. (If it's an NTFS partition, try the very recent FreeDOS 1.0, http://www.freedos.org; as far as I remember, it has NTFS drivers, too.)

As for Norton/Symantec Antivirus, welcome to the club... ;) Time to swap for NOD32 or some other reliable virus/malware scanner!

Thanks
 

Hi, thanks for the help which is much appreciated.:) So what is the best virus scanner and firewall all in one,ive got the latest norton, but it seems to miss alot and takes ages to load .
so if any has a really good firewall/virus checker for xp please post a link as to where i can buy it

boot block virus
 

Hi again,
I downloaded the f-prot and installed it, checked it but it still does not show up the boot virus, i can reset the computer back to factory setting using the restart disk but it still says a virus is on the boot block, so far nothing ive tried can find it or remove it. Is there a boot block virus remover i can buy
thanks,
Peter

Isn't this "virus on the boot block" an error message displayed in a text mode screen (i.e. not in graphical mode)? Isn't it possible that you left the virus protection feature of the BIOS (which is worth nothing at all!) enabled?

I was thinking the same

Is this Anti-Virus software whining about a Floppy in the drive?