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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. (See: HOW TO: Attach Items To Your Post )

 

Please be warned that you would be wise to back up any important data before proceeding with the next step of attempting to fix your MBR.



If you don't have your Win7 boot disc, you can create a Recovery Environment disc for your system here:

Win7 64bit Recovery Environment

Win7 32bit Recovery Environment

You can use ImageBurn to create the disc.

Once the disc is created, boot into the bios and change the boot order to CD/DVD as first boot device. Put in the disc and reboot. Once in the RE, type this:

Bootrec.exe /fixmbr

Note the space after the exe.

Exit out when done and boot back into normal mode. Re-run MBRCheck and attach the new log.

 

The problem is this hidden partition:

Can you tell me if you can see this 1MB partition when you open My Computer and look under "Hard Disk Drives"?

What about if you go into Storage > Disk Management

 

The 1Mb Partition is a fake one. You need to remove it. Please follow these instructions ( be aware they are written for someone else so the sizes indicated are not accurate for your system ):

http://forums.majorgeeks.com/showpost.php?p=1683434&postcount=5

Once you have removed the partition, if you still can't boot to normal mode, you will have to go back into the RC and run the first option which is to repair the system. Let Kes know how you make out.

 

Boot back into the recovery console and see if Startup repair fixes the problem on its own. It will ask you to reboot your PC for the changes to take affect.

If that does not work, then type in the bootrec /fixboot command.

 

Well done.

If you are not having any other malware problems, it is time to do our final steps:

1. We recommend you keep SUPERAntiSpyware and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for scanning/removal of malware. Unless you purchase them, they provide no real time protection. They do not use any significant amount of resources ( except a little disk space ) until you run a scan.We recommend them for doing backup scans when you suspect a malware infection.
2. If we had you use ComboFix, uninstall ComboFix (This uninstall will only work as written if you installed ComboFix on your Desktop like we requested.)
   
   • Click START then RUN and enter the below into the run box and then click OK. Note the quotes are required
   • "%userprofile%\Desktop\combofix" /uninstall
     
     • Notes: The space between the combofix" and the /uninstall, it must be there.
     • This will uninstall ComboFix and also reset hidden files and folders settings back to Windows defaults.
     
     
   
   
3. Go back to step 6 of the READ ME and renable your Disk Emulation software with Defogger if you had disabled it.
4. Any other miscellaneous tools we may have had you install or download can be uninstalled and deleted.
5. If we had you download any registry patches like fixme.reg or fixWLK.reg (or any others), you can delete these files now.
6. If running Vista, it is time to make sure you have reenabled UAC by double clicking on the C:\MGtools\enableUAC.reg file and allowing it to be added to the registry.
7. Go to add/remove programs and uninstall HijackThis.
8. Goto the C:\MGtools folder and find the MGclean.bat file. Double click on this file to run this cleanup program that will remove files and folders related to MGtools and some other items from our cleaning procedures.
9. If you are running Win 7, Vista, Windows XP or Windows ME, do the below:
   
   • Refer to the cleaning procedures pointed to by step 7 of the READ ME
     for your Window version and see the instructions to Disable System Restore which will flush your Restore Points.
   • Then reboot and Enable System Restore to create a new clean Restore Point.
   
   
10. After doing the above, you should work thru the below link:
    
    • How to Protect yourself from malware!

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