[MBAW won't load, chameleon database won't update plus more...]

hi maniac,

thanks for your suggestion. panda usb vaccine works well with my uninfected external hdd, but it does not recognise my infected/problem external hdd...

i'll post this on the pc help board later.

thanks so much!

[MBAW won't load, chameleon database won't update plus more...]

hello maniac,

thanks so much for that. I am going to format the pc when i get the chance. really busy at the moment.

a few questions; is there any way i can salvage the faulty external hdd? and how?

i have two physical drives; a 128 gb ssd and a 1 tb sata. could BOTH be compromised or just the 128 gb (c:/)?

thanks...

[MBAW won't load, chameleon database won't update plus more...]

hello maniac and thanks for the reply.

new development; on a whim, i removed one of my external hdds (a seagate 2tb usb 3.0), and all my problems disappeared.

i ran a malwarebytes scan, and the following things came up: backdoor agent.

my pc runs smoothly without the us external plugged in, it's just that i had a heap of stuff saved on that external!

when i plug the seagate back in, no anti-virus/anti-malware programs work. once i unplug, back to normal.

can't get any scans of the external done, any suggestions?

thanks...

[MBAW won't load, chameleon database won't update plus more...]

Hello forum,

i think i've been infected. my new(ish) pc is slowing down dramatically and things aren't working as they should.

firstly, i can't open new tabs, and if i have multiple tabs open (from 'open in new window'), i can't close.

MBAW won't load (the blue circle keeps going round then it disappears).

In chameleon mode, the database doesn't load (waited 45 minutes last time with no luck).

when i cut and paste files, it doesn't show the files have been moved (folders remain) until i press refresh.

some programs won't shut down, even with task manager.

and even now, dds won't make a script for me! it's been over ten minutes already...

can anyone help me???

thanks...