i need help asap

hi , earlier today... someone sent me a link for facebook on my yahoo msg i click on it.... and it asked me to run a file... i ran the file and my microsoft defender tried to stop it and it did but it turned my computer off .... now when i reboot my computer. it boots up fine past the bios but gives me a black screen with a flashing underline... I use windows xp on this desktop ... i am on my laptop atm... i tried changing the drivers to cd rom first so i can recover but that doenst work... hxxp://yeahpic.net/photos.php is the site that killed me ... ineed asap ? is it a harddrive issue ? should i buy a new one?? or is it more serious than that?

Are you able to try and boot the computer into safe mode? Or Last Known Good Configuration?

no it hangs on the black screen with flashing underline

that sounds like black screen of death to me! it sounds ridiculous...but look it up on the internet.
or maybe check the forums on here for a solution

i wished someone would at least give me a piece of advice... should i replace my harddrive or have someone look at it?

Maybe you should use patience and wait. If a member has advice or a solution, he will post it. Taking into consideration that this site is most populated by Americans and that it is night (mostly) at the moment. I suggest coming back later. Everybody on this forum that gives advice is a volunteer, it's not a job and therefore they do not adheer to clocking on and off when everybody else thinks they should be available.

[Malware Removal Specialist]

Hello and welcome to Computer Hope Forum. My name is Dave. I will be helping you out with your particular problem on your computer. I am working under the guidance of one of the specialist of this forum so it may take a bit longer to process your logs.

1. I will be working on your Malware issues. This may or may not solve other issues you have with your machine.
2. The fixes are specific to your problem and should only be used for this issue on this machine.
3. If you don't know or understand something, please don't hesitate to ask.
4. Please DO NOT run any other tools or scans while I am helping you.
5. It is important that you reply to this thread. Do not start a new topic.
6. Your security programs may give warnings for some of the tools I will ask you to use. Be assured, any links I give are safe.
7. Absence of symptoms does not mean that everything is clear.

i tried changing the drivers to cd rom first so i can recover but that doenst work

Does this mean you can't change the boot order or that is won't recognize your OS CD?

sorry about that , i was at work.....yeah the os cd doesnt read

[Malware Removal Specialist]

Do you USB ports on that computer? If yes, please try this.

Go to this link to create a Rescue CD or to this site to create a Rescue USB. Carefully follow all the instructions for whichever method you choose.

yes i do use usb ports on my desktop computer and which one should you prefer me to use?

after i download and burn rescue cd , what else should i do? i wait on your input

i burned the rescue cd and set my bios to read my cd rom first , NO go

[Malware Removal Specialist]

The only thing I can think of is to remove your harddrive and slave it to another computer. You can slave it to your laptop but you will need a special cable for this. Once it is slaved you can run a bunch of scans with your AV and other spyware scans. You can also retrieve you valuable data and save it to DVD's. There is a possibility that your harddrive is defective and you can also run some diagnostics on it. Please let me know what you decide to do.

i look at my desktop computer last night in the inside to see how i can do that for the slaving. What cord do i need to get and how much would it cost me? i dont make much money

[Malware Removal Specialist]

You can see how to slave your harddrive here.
Check your local computer repair shops for the cost of a cable to connect your desktop harddrive to your laptop. I think they're around $15-20. or, you can slave it to a friend's desktop computer without buying any cables.

i have a friend i can slave my harddrive too but he thinks my harddrive will infect his i told him to slave it and format it for me .. As long as he doesnt open it , he should be fine? and thanks i go check and look for a cord to do the slaving

i have a friend i can slave my harddrive too but he thinks my harddrive will infect his i told him to slave it and format it for me .. As long as he doesnt open it , he should be fine? and thanks i go check and look for a cord to do the slaving

Wha?

Your trying to install his infected Hard drive with your hard drive?...

I assume the cord you are looking for is a SATA cable?

As for infecting a computer, I don't think it will infect your computer if you put the infected drive as secondary/slave only because the virus is program to run as the computer is loading its stuff, but since the virus is on a drive that does not run any process or applications its just consider a "storage/second drive".

Are you putting it as secondary because of backing up and retrieving files like documents/pictures etc?

If not you can just format the computer easily by putting in your installation CD, (will need to set up to boot CD first in the Bios) then Install a new copy of Windows.. Cheap and easy way to do it is to delete your partion, then install on a blank drive. It will ask you to format and just hit yes. If you have recovery CD its even better because it will wipe and install everything back to factory with bloatware instead

How badly infected is it? Gonna read your post.

its really bad.... cd rom drive wont read the cd or boot up it wont do the normal beep after u boot it up and it hangs on black screen with flashing underline

How badly infected is it? Gonna read your post.

Always best to read the post BEFORE making a comment!! me thinks


To icemeetsfire, just do what SuperDave suggested. He's a virus / malware specialist and would not tell you to do something that would damage somebody else's machine

[Malware Removal Specialist]

i have a friend i can slave my harddrive too but he thinks my harddrive will infect his i told him to slave it and format it for me .. As long as he doesnt open it , he should be fine? and thanks i go check and look for a cord to do the slaving

As long as he stays away from the system files, his computer should be safe. As I mentioned before, as soon as your harddrive is slaved to his computer, he should first run and scan on the harddrive using his up-to-dated Anti-Virus program. Then he can also use MRT which should be already installed on his computer. (Click Start, Run and type in mrt.exe) Next he should download SAS and MBAM and run a scan with that. If these scans find any malware, perhaps you could reinstall the harddrive in your computer and see if it will boot. The whole reason why we're doing this is to clean out whatever malware that could be stoping your computer from booting.

I havent done anything you told me yet... I will as soon as i get the stuff to do it