My System Has Been Hacked and Ubuntu Installed

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by samuk1000, Jan 10, 2013.

  1. samuk1000

    samuk1000 Private E-2

    Hi
    I have loads of data on my hard drive including 2 years of work on my PhD with little backup.

    When I switched on today no Windows 7 and it appears I have been hacked and Ubuntu installed.

    Is there any way I can be helped. It is a big disaster.

    The shell with ubuntu says unable to find a file system
    What can I do?
     
    samuk1000, Jan 10, 2013
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  2. samuk1000

    samuk1000 Private E-2

    Solved. PC was trying to boot from USB. Changed back to hard drive in bios et voila.

    why did it change to boot from usb though I do not know.
     
    samuk1000, Jan 10, 2013
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  3. dr.moriarty

    dr.moriarty Malware Super Sleuth Staff Member

    I'm glad that you found the cause, samuk1000.

    *Backup your important work more often, okay... just in case disaster strikes.;)
    dr.m
     
    dr.moriarty, Jan 10, 2013
    #3

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