Re: Bill S.-Can't get to DOS prompt to get hrqdgc.exe back

From: Jim Hamilton (none_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 09/23/03 

Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:15:16 -0700

I'm assuming the machine is not winxp/2000

Start the machine in DOS mode upon rebooting, hit F8 and select the
'safe dos mode' option

put in a floppy (remove write protection)

execute the command format c: /u /s <enter>

Disk will now be formated and bootable.

Copy swentool.com to the floppy. (enable write protection)

remove the floppy

start windows and get to desktop

insert the floppy

Double click my computer, select the floppy drive, and attempt to
execute the swentool file.

If this fails, the drop file that swen puts in to infect everything is
missing (you will also notice that you can't run many programs, command
line stuff etc).

Norton has detailed instructions on how to re-enable your registry
editor to clear out the garbage that has been put in, you can find here:

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.swen.a@mm.html

Good luck!!

Jim

Bill Sanderson wrote:
>
> You can format a floppy using format.com, and make it bootable with sys.com,
> both in \windows\commands (?)
>
> At any rate--I believe both of these commands will be available work in your
> current condition--I think .com files still run?
>
> "Baron" <treedsprint12@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:07a901c3813c$65c92dd0$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> > I have the Swen virus. (See previous post under Baron.)
> > I tried the fix of running SwenTool.com. After I
> > downloaded and unzipped files, when I try to run it, the
> > hrqdgc.exe file is missing. Bill said to get to a DOS
> > prompt, which I may have to create a bootable disk for.
> > I went to Control Panel/add remove programs and the
> > rundll32.exe file is missing. I've checked to see if I
> > have a bootable floppy around and can't find one. Any
> > suggestions of what to try now?
> > Thanks so very much!

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