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Re: Another person with a the Google redirect malware.
« Reply #30 on: August 07, 2011, 01:18:25 AM »
New, bigger problem. Today I turned on my laptop and got the "operating system not found" error. I hit f2 and it doesn't show my hard drive. I'm guessing it is due to the fact that I left my laptop in my hot car for 3 hours but I'm hoping maybe it was something to do with the previous problem.
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Re: Another person with a the Google redirect malware.
« Reply #31 on: August 07, 2011, 03:41:37 PM »
That is not a malware symptom - does it work after cooling down ?
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« Reply #32 on: August 07, 2011, 04:15:33 PM »
Nope. The weird thing is it wasn't even that hot to the touch. And it was parked in the shade. I guess I lost all the photos I had yet to back up. And I guess I'll be installing a new HD.  The worst thing about all this is that I have a 24 hour train ride with no laptop. Ugh. Anywho, thanks for your help.
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« Reply #33 on: August 07, 2011, 04:21:24 PM »
Should I even bother trying to use the windows disc I have and trying to recover the files on the drive or just bin it?
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Re: Another person with a the Google redirect malware.
« Reply #34 on: August 07, 2011, 04:25:14 PM »
You could put the old Hardrive into a caddy and then extract the data that way http://www.laptopbits.co.uk/Database_files/Hard_Drive_Accessories.htm
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Re: Another person with a the Google redirect malware.
« Reply #35 on: August 07, 2011, 04:29:31 PM »
If you haven't got a caddy, not something many have lying around. I think you should at least try to recover your files, though I don't know if the windows disk and recovery console, etc. carries out any file recovery function.

You might have some success with a Linux live CD (one that also recognises NTFS file format) and see if the drive is dead or alive. If alive it might be possible to extract files to a USB stick.
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Re: Another person with a the Google redirect malware.
« Reply #36 on: August 07, 2011, 04:38:22 PM »
I do have a caddy (although I always called it an enclosure.haha). The problem is that it is Austin, TX and I'm in Marfa, TX...9 hours away. This train ride is going to be horrible. Oh well, thanks again guys.
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Re: Another person with a the Google redirect malware.
« Reply #37 on: August 07, 2011, 04:39:18 PM »
I now have two caddies one IDE and one SATA

But it may well be worth recovering them using either Linux or a PE environment (OTLPE)

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« Reply #38 on: August 07, 2011, 04:46:14 PM »
I'm sure I only have a sata caddy for 2.5s  (I do have both for desk top hd)..is the linux cd extraction doable with someone like (limited computer skills)?
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Re: Another person with a the Google redirect malware.
« Reply #39 on: August 10, 2011, 04:14:44 AM »
Me again. So, it turns out that the hard drive did in fact come loose. That problem is solved.

Just one thing. There are some strange files that I'm not sure whether to delete or not. They are DAT file, LOG1 file, LOG2 file, BLF file, REGTRANS-MS file, REGTRANS-MS file.

Thanks again.
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Re: Another person with a the Google redirect malware.
« Reply #40 on: August 10, 2011, 08:40:10 PM »
They are windows system type files so there is no need to kill them, doing so may damage the system
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Those files are created dynamically to prevent the registry becoming
 corrupt - basically whenever you make a setting it will be written to files
 such as that instead before being written to the real file - that way if
 something goes wrong there is a recovery option.
 
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« Reply #41 on: August 10, 2011, 10:28:14 PM »
Thanks for the quick response about the files!
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Re: Another person with a the Google redirect malware.
« Reply #42 on: August 10, 2011, 11:04:00 PM »
My pleasure  ;D
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