Antivirus XP 08, Rootkit, Trojan.gaslide. PC infested.

[SNGX1275]

so was this partition already there, and the trojans infiltrated it? or did they actually create it?

They didn't create it, it was already there.

 

[rezzzy]

Reboot safe mode pressing F8 in windows boot and scan with malwarebytes that you can find here http://www.besttechie.net/mbam/mbam-setup.exe

 

[patrick713]

MBAM found absolutely nothing.

 

[kimsland]

Well if you want to remove the Hidden Partition, that will be OK (using Gparted)
Basically, I thought, well if you have the discs anyway
I can't see how or if any Trojans got in there, but I also can't work out where they have come from, after a format
Removing the Hidden partition will not hurt your Main Drive or data or Windows or anything, but Backup first, just in case you remove the wrong one, or Windows stops booting (it is possible)

 

[patrick713]

I deleted the partition, and everything seems fine.
Is there any way I can be sure that the PC is safe to use, or have i pretty much done that?
and thanks for helping me with this

 

[xxdanielxx]

If you have formated everything is good to go

 

[kimsland]

Is there any way I can be sure that the PC is safe to use

Well there is one more issue

You now have an unpartitioned space (of approx 4 Gig) sitting on your HardDrive (which is not ideal - especially if it's in the first part of the HardDrive)

If you really want to confirm all is ok, then you would re-install Windows clean again, but this time remove the Partition(s) fully (during Windows innitial setup, you have this option)
And then install Windows on one Partition, being the entire drive this time (note: you do not need to manually create the partition, as Windows setup will do this for you automatically)

If you then scan for Trojans, and find none, we have confirmed that they were in the Hidden partition (somehow?) But if you do receive the Trojans again, then it must either be in the Windows setup CD, or in the Trojan remover program itself !

Basically, I don't like having un-partitioned space just sitting there doing nothing

 

[patrick713]

sorry for the delay...
saturday night i re-installed the OS, and reformatted and everything, and then reinstalled Spyware doctor. Everything came up clean. I ran MBAM, and it found nothing.
So either there was something in the recovery partition, or it was a false positive...
either way, it cost my father $30 :haha:

 

[patrick713]

and thanks again for helping me!

 

[kimsland]

Thanks for the update :grinthumb