startup virus yoyo

[ULAMAN]

help please, when i go to log on i get this error    yoyo_ it happens as soon as you hear the hard drive make that noise   scratch scratch scratch and the screen is displaying what divices you have.
it happened early January 07 and i had to format the drive.
and now it has happened again two weeks ago
i am using p4 1.8 GHZ , xp os.with sp2  seagate hard drive ,done little work.
                 can any body help

[Deerpark]

What is the exact error message you're getting and where do you get it?
Are you saying your hard drive is making clicking noises?
Is your computer able to load Windows?
If not, how far does it get?

[ULAMAN]

THANKS DEERPARK FOR YOUR HELP,
THE ERROR MESSAGE I AM GETTING IS      YOYO   
I GET THIS MESSAGE AT THE VERY START .
I PRESS THE ON BUTTON TO BOOT UP, THE SCREEN DISPLAYS P4 & SO ON,
AND THEN THE SCREEN DISPLAYS THE DRIVES & APPLICATIONS YOU HAVE ON YOUR COMPUTER , & WHILE YOU ARE STILL AT THIS SCREEN THE HARD DRIVE MAKES THE FORMALUAR SOUND THAT IT HAS ALWAYS DONE , &THEN ON THE SAME SCREEN I GET THE MESSAGE         YOYO        & THEN I CAN NOT DO ANY THING AFTER THAT, THE COMPUTER JUST SITS THERE WITH THE WORD   YOYO .
 THE CHARACTERS IT USERS IS NOT THE SAME AS THE CHARACTERS ON THE KEY BOARD , THE Y  IS THE SAME AS THE Y YOU WILL FIND IN THE BIOS,IT LOOKS LIKE A WINE GLASS & THE O LOOKS LIKE THE NUMBER EIGHT ON ITS SIDE.
NOTHING AT ALL WILL LOAD AFTER I SEE THE MESSAGE  YOYO ,I DO NOT KNOW ANY OTHER WAY TO DISCRIBE IT.
                                  HOPE YOU CAN HELP
                                           ULAMAN

[Deerpark]

Hmm... sounds strange.
When did this problem start?
Have you recently had a power outage or something like that? Have you removed or added any hardware lately?

Oh and please turn off Caps Lock when you write a message. Posts in all capital letters are harder to read.

[ULAMAN]

thanks DEARPARK.
i have not added or removed any programs.
have not had any power outs.
the computer was working fine one day , the next day when i pressed the button i got message   yoyo
i had this trouble in January 07 and had to format the drive , lost a lot of photo`s .
i found some info at tech guys, but to high tech for me.
sorry about typing will try harder
                                         ulaman

[Deerpark]

How did you format the drive if the computer doesn't go past the BIOS post screen?

[Broni]

Can you boot to Safe Mode?

[ULAMAN]

 THANKS   DEARPARK & BRONI.
no i can not boot in safe mode.
i can access the bios( hold delete at start) that is how i am using the computer.
i have two drives in the computer , so i made the second drive the master
and it works fine. this drive is only a little 12gig, *censored* after i had this trouble last year
i installed xp on it in case i had trouble again ,lucky i had.
it boots every time with out any trouble
i can access my files on the drive that will not boot , by using explorer on the bootable drive .
about formating the drive last time i done it by doing a complete xp install,
                             
i have saved the defaults in the bios many times *censored* it still will not boot
i can boot a cd or dvd from the dvd burner alright.
                        what else can i say at this stage
 more help please.
as you may have guested this is the first time i have posted on any forum
                                          ulamam                                                           
ps i am in NSW AUSTRALIA it is 11/30 pm here saturday so my replies will be slow ,as i am away all day.     

[evilfantasy]

Thanks to Hoax Slayer for this information.

You have the YOYO virus.

It stops you at your boot sequence and doesn't allow you to go any further when you reboot. At the bottom of the page it has the 'YoYo' emblem where the o's look like sideway 8's.

There is little indication one has the virus until you reboot. In order to remove it, you have to wipe your C drive clean. Too bad if you don't have backups.

http://forums.techguy.org/malware-removal-hijackthis-logs/434113-serious-virus-problem-yoyo-1271-a.html

http://discuss.extremetech.com/forums/1/1004304692/ShowThread.aspx

[Broni]

Wow!

[ULAMAN]

ULAMAN ses thanks to everybody who helped with my (  yoyo) problem,
I have not been able to fix the problem so i am going format the drive .
                               thanks again
                                                   ULAMAN           2/2/08 10/45/pm
ps.  do i have to delete all these post.

[Deerpark]

do i have to delete all these post.

No, we keep all threads.
If anyone else comes by with the word yoyo written at their post screen we will know what to recommend.