Pc crashed and said it had to restart. after restart would not boot Windows. blank screen. can access boot and setup menu but no OS. scanned as a slave drive. scan reports infected withTrojan:DOS\Alureon.A location of virus is \\.\physicaldrive1\(mbr) scan can't clean and I can find no info on this virus. also can't access location for manual delete. What is it and how do I kill it?1 person needs an answerI do too

Pc crashed and said it had to restart. after restart would not boot Windows. blank screen. can access boot and setup menu but no OS. scanned as a slave drive. scan reports infected withTrojan:DOS\Alureon.A location of virus is \\.\physicaldrive1\(mbr) scan can't clean and I can find no info on this virus. also can't access location for manual delete. What is it and how do I kill it?google it for info seems a very nasty virus-here is one web fix. Posted <abbr class="published" title="2010-11-15T22:48:28-05:00">15 November 2010 - 10:48 PM</abbr>Hello and welcome Please download the TDSS Rootkit Removing Tool (TDSSKiller.exe) and save it to your Desktop. <-Important!!!Be sure to download TDSSKiller.exe (v2.4.0.0) from Kaspersky's website and not TDSSKiller.zip which appears to be an older version 2.3.2.2 of the tool.Double-click on TDSSKiller.exe to run the tool for known TDSS variants.Vista/Windows 7 users right-click and select Run As Administrator. If TDSSKiller does not run, try renaming it. To do this, right-click on TDSSKiller.exe, select Rename and give it a random name with the.com file extension (i.e. 123abc.com). If you do not see the file extension, please refer toHow to change the file extension. Click the Start Scan button. Do not use the computer during the scan If the scan completes with nothing found, click Close to exit.If malicious objects are found, they will show in the Scan results - Select action for found objects and offer three options.Ensure Cure (default) is selected, then click Continue >Reboot now to finish the cleaning process. A log file named TDSSKiller_version_date_time_log.txt (i.e. TDSSKiller.2.4.0.0_27.07.2010_09.o7.26_log.txt) will be created and saved to the root directory (usually Local Disk C:).Copy and paste the contents of that file in your next reply. Now clear your Temp files with TFC by OTPlease download TFC by Old Timer and save it to your desktop. alternate download linkSave any unsaved work. TFC will close ALL open programs including your browser! Double-click on TFC.exe to run it. If you are using Vista, right-click on the file and choose Run As Administrator.Click the Start button to begin the cleaning process and let it run uninterrupted to completion.Important! If TFC prompts you to reboot, please do so immediately. If not prompted, manually reboot the machine anyway to ensure a complete clean.