Windows XP failing to boot

Unknown

After a few days of my PC running extremely slow I ran Spybot Search & Destroy, which found found several items. After deleting the spyware etc. and rebooting my PC, Windows goes into a reboot loop. It won't even load in safe mode now.

I hope this is the right place to post. I'm assuming this is malware/virus related.

Any suggestions?

Veka

Hi, welcome to Icrontic.

Step 1:

Please download tools to your desktop:

• Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM)
• Random's System Iformation Tool (RSIT)

Step 2:
Run Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

• Double-click mbam-setup.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
• At the end, be sure a checkmark is placed next to:
  
  • Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
  • Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
  
  
• Then click Finish.
• If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
• Once the program has loaded, select Perform full scan, then click Scan.
• When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
• Be sure that everything is checked, and click Remove Selected.
• When completed, a log will open in Notepad. please copy and paste the log into your next reply.
• If you accidently close it, the log file is saved here and will be named like this: C:\Documents and Settings\<your username>\Application Data\Malwarebytes\Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware\Logs\mbam-log-date (time).txt

Reboot your computer after the scan!

Step 3:
Run Random's System Iformation Tool

• Double click on RSIT.exe to run RSIT.
• Click Continue at the disclaimer screen.
• Once it has finished, two logs will open. Please post the contents of both log.txt (will be maximized) and info.txt (will be minimized)

jbeard14

I can't get to my desktop as Windows fails to boot up. Will these programs scan a slaved drive?

Veka

In that case, please download and run MBAM to scan whole system including the slave drive. Reboot your computer after the scan and post the results here.

jbeard14

It took FOREVER but here are the results of the scan:

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.31
Database version: 1533
Windows 5.1.2600 Service Pack 1

1/2/2009 6:49:36 PM
mbam-log-2009-01-02 (18-49-36).txt

Scan type: Full Scan (E:\|)
Objects scanned: 129437
Time elapsed: 257 hour(s), 22 minute(s), 48 second(s)

Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Veka

At least it's clean. Still problems with it?