boot sector virus

Please do the following:
READ & RUN ME FIRST. Malware Removal Guide

Then:

Please download the TDSS Rootkit Removing Tool (TDSSKiller.exe) and save it to your Desktop. <-Important!!!


Be sure to download TDSSKiller.exe (v2.4.0.0) from Kaspersky's website and not TDSSKiller.zip which appears to be an older version 2.3.2.2 of the tool.

• Double-click on TDSSKiller.exe to run the tool for known TDSS variants.
  Vista/Windows 7 users right-click and select Run As Administrator.
• If TDSSKiller does not run, try renaming it.
• To do this, right-click on TDSSKiller.exe, select Rename and give it a random name with the .com file extension (i.e. 123abc.com). If you do not see the file extension, please refer to How to change the file extension.
• Click the Start Scan button.
• Do not use the computer during the scan
• If the scan completes with nothing found, click Close to exit.
• If malicious objects are found, they will show in the Scan results - Select action for found objects and offer three options.
• Ensure Cure (default) is selected, then click Continue > Reboot now to finish the cleaning process.
• A log file named TDSSKiller_version_date_time_log.txt (i.e. TDSSKiller.2.4.0.0_27.07.2010_14.17.05_log.txt) will be created and saved to the root directory ( usually Local Disk C ).
• Attach this log to your next message

Please also download MBRCheck to your desktop

• Double click MBRCheck.exe to run (vista and Win 7 right click and select Run as Administrator)
• It will show a Black screen with some information that will contain either the below line if no problem is found:
  
  • Done! Press ENTER to exit...
  
  
• Or you will see more information like below if a problem is found:
  
  • Found non-standard or infected MBR.
  • Enter 'Y' and hit ENTER for more options, or 'N' to exit:
  
  
• Either way, just choose to exit the program at this point since we want to see only the scan results to begin with.
• MBRCheck will create a log named similar to MBRCheck_07.16.10_00.32.33.txt which is random based on date and time.
• Attach this log to your next message.

 

What OS is it? XP, Vista, Win7? Do you have OS CD's?

 

We can either try using the disc to work in the recovery environment or to repair install. Which way are you wanting to proceed?

 

You can create this recovery disc that will let you access the Recovery Environment:
Vista and Win7 Recovery disc

 

If trying the Fix Startup doesn't work, we may need to get into the RC and try it that way. Let me know how it goes.

 

I don't know what is wrong with the disc, but it is looking like you may need to borrow a Win7 64 bit disc at this point.

 

Sorry to hear that. Were you able to save any of your personal info and data? When you ran TDDSKiller, did you choose cure or delete and do you recall what it found?

 

It's a rare occurrence that TTDSKiller will kill a system. But good to know you didn't have any problems with doing a reinstall.