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Started by Deryckere
Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00
problem:"Bootsector Write!!! Possible Virus. What to do?
Author: Deryckere
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00
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I'v just formatted a friend his computer and at the end of the formatting, the message "Bootsector Write!!! Possible Virus: continue (y/n), I chosed yes. Then when I installed win98, after a while, the same message appeared and then the computer blocked. Is there something I can do about it? For the Belgian readers: Ge moogt in 't nederlands antwoorden Can someone help me. They really need there computer!! Thanks Tom tom.deryckere@writeme.com
Re: problem:"Bootsector Write!!! Possible Virus. What to do?
Author: Robert
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00
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no its the BIOS boot sector protection. not a virus. Robert Moir, Microsoft MVP My Homepage - members.xoom.com/Robert_Moir =@==@==@==@==@==@==@==@==@==@==@==@==@==@==@==@= Fireman <Fireman@midsouth.rr.com> wrote in message news:_3Vd2.264$OF4.1013907@newse1.midsouth.rr.com... >It could be a virus, the antiexe virus is one possible. Do a cold boot >virus scan and rule it out. >Pierre Vandevenne wrote in message <758pr7$1fs_002@news.eunet.be>... >>In article <758ou5$ced$1@inf6serv.rug.ac.be>, "Deryckere" ><Koen.Deryckere@rug.ac.be> wrote: >> >>>I'v just formatted a friend his computer and at the end of the >formatting, >>>the message "Bootsector Write!!! Possible Virus: continue (y/n), >> >>>I chosed yes. >> >>Good decision, the message is normal if you have activated boot sector vrus >>protection in the BIOS. >> >>>Then when I installed win98, after a while, the same message appeared and >>>then the computer blocked. Is there something I can do about it? >> >>Same remark. >> >>If you don't want that warning, go into the setup when the PC starts and >>deactivate this option in the configuration. This is relatively explicit. >> >>>For the Belgian readers: Ge moogt in 't nederlands antwoorden >> >>Hmmm there seem to be almost as much difference between what you write and >>dutch as there is between Doren's written californian and standard >english... >>;-) >> >> >>Pierre Vandevenne >>www.datarescue.com, the home of the IDA Pro Disassembler >>Version 3.8 now available - www.datarescue.com/idanew.htm >> > >
Re: problem:"Bootsector Write!!! Possible Virus. What to do?
Author: Pierre Vandevenne
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00
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In article <758ou5$ced$1@inf6serv.rug.ac.be>, "Deryckere" <Koen.Deryckere@rug.ac.be> wrote: >I'v just formatted a friend his computer and at the end of the formatting, >the message "Bootsector Write!!! Possible Virus: continue (y/n), >I chosed yes. Good decision, the message is normal if you have activated boot sector vrus protection in the BIOS. >Then when I installed win98, after a while, the same message appeared and >then the computer blocked. Is there something I can do about it? Same remark. If you don't want that warning, go into the setup when the PC starts and deactivate this option in the configuration. This is relatively explicit. >For the Belgian readers: Ge moogt in 't nederlands antwoorden Hmmm there seem to be almost as much difference between what you write and dutch as there is between Doren's written californian and standard english... ;-) Pierre Vandevenne www.datarescue.com, the home of the IDA Pro Disassembler Version 3.8 now available - www.datarescue.com/idanew.htm
Re: problem:"Bootsector Write!!! Possible Virus. What to do?
Author: William C. Actus
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00
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In article <758ou5$ced$1@inf6serv.rug.ac.be>, "Deryckere" <Koen.Deryckere@rug.ac.be> wrote: >I'v just formatted a friend his computer and at the end of the formatting, >the message "Bootsector Write!!! Possible Virus: continue (y/n), > >I chosed yes. > >Then when I installed win98, after a while, the same message appeared and >then the computer blocked. Is there something I can do about it? > >For the Belgian readers: Ge moogt in 't nederlands antwoorden > >Can someone help me. They really need there computer!! .. in de bios de virusprotectie (tijdelijk) afzetten ... HTH
Re: problem:"Bootsector Write!!! Possible Virus. What to do?
Author: Fireman
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1998 00:00
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It could be a virus, the antiexe virus is one possible. Do a cold boot virus scan and rule it out. Pierre Vandevenne wrote in message <758pr7$1fs_002@news.eunet.be>... >In article <758ou5$ced$1@inf6serv.rug.ac.be>, "Deryckere" <Koen.Deryckere@rug.ac.be> wrote: > >>I'v just formatted a friend his computer and at the end of the formatting, >>the message "Bootsector Write!!! Possible Virus: continue (y/n), > >>I chosed yes. > >Good decision, the message is normal if you have activated boot sector vrus >protection in the BIOS. > >>Then when I installed win98, after a while, the same message appeared and >>then the computer blocked. Is there something I can do about it? > >Same remark. > >If you don't want that warning, go into the setup when the PC starts and >deactivate this option in the configuration. This is relatively explicit. > >>For the Belgian readers: Ge moogt in 't nederlands antwoorden > >Hmmm there seem to be almost as much difference between what you write and >dutch as there is between Doren's written californian and standard english... >;-) > > >Pierre Vandevenne >www.datarescue.com, the home of the IDA Pro Disassembler >Version 3.8 now available - www.datarescue.com/idanew.htm >
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