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Hi, one_unique_guy.

What makes you think your computer is infected? If you'd like, you can run the tool as instructed below which will back up and scan the MBR.

Please download aswMBR and save it to your Desktop.
Right click aswMBR.exe & choose "Run as Administrator" to run it.
Click Yes to the prompt to download Avast! virus definitions.
(Please be patient whilst the virus definitions download)
With the AVscan set to Quick Scan, click the Scan button.
(Please be patient whilst your computer is scanned.)
After a while when the scan reports "Scan finished successfully", click Save log & save the log to your desktop.
Click OK > Exit.
Note: Do not attempt to fix anything at this stage!
Two files will be created, aswMBR.txt & a file named MBR.dat.
MBR.dat is a backup of the MBR (master boot record), do not delete it..
I strongly suggest you keep a copy of this backup stored on an external device.
Copy & Paste the contents of aswMBR.txt into your next reply.

<blockquote data-quote="Corrine" data-source="post: 11221" data-attributes="member: 53">Hi, one_unique_guy.What makes you think your computer is infected?&nbsp; If you&#039;d like, you can run the tool as instructed below which will back up and scan the MBR.Please download <a href="http://public.avast.com/~gmerek/aswMBR.exe" target="_blank">aswMBR</a> and save it to your Desktop.<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Right click aswMBR.exe &amp; choose &quot;Run as Administrator&quot; to run it.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Click Yes to the prompt to download Avast! virus definitions. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (Please be patient whilst the virus definitions download)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">With the AVscan set to Quick Scan, click the Scan button. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (Please be patient whilst your computer is scanned.)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">After a while when the scan reports &quot;Scan finished successfully&quot;, click Save log &amp; save the log to your desktop.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Click OK &gt; Exit.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Note: Do not attempt to fix anything at this stage!</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two files will be created, aswMBR.txt &amp; a file named MBR.dat.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"> MBR.dat is a backup of the MBR (master boot record), do not delete it..</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I strongly suggest you keep a copy of this backup stored on an external device.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Copy &amp; Paste the contents of aswMBR.txt into your next reply.</li>
</ul></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Corrine, post: 11221, member: 53"] Hi, one_unique_guy. What makes you think your computer is infected? If you'd like, you can run the tool as instructed below which will back up and scan the MBR. Please download [url=http://public.avast.com/~gmerek/aswMBR.exe][b][u][color=blue]aswMBR[/color][/u][/b][/url] and save it to your Desktop. [list][*]Right click [b]aswMBR.exe[/b] & choose "[b]Run as Administrator[/b]" to run it. [*]Click [b]Yes[/b] to the prompt to download [b]Avast! virus definitions[/b]. (Please be patient whilst the virus definitions download) [*]With the [b]AVscan[/b] set to [b]Quick Scan[/b], click the [b]Scan[/b] button. (Please be patient whilst your computer is scanned.) [*]After a while when the scan reports [b]"Scan finished successfully"[/b], click [b]Save log[/b] & save the log to your [b]desktop[/b]. [*]Click [b]OK[/b] > [b]Exit.[/b] [*][b][color=#FF0000]Note:[/color][/b] Do not attempt to fix anything at this stage! [*]Two files will be created,[b] aswMBR.txt[/b] & a file named[b] MBR.dat[/b]. [*] [b]MBR.dat[/b] is a backup of the MBR (master boot record), do not delete it.. [*][b]I strongly suggest you keep a copy of this backup stored on an external device.[/b] [*]Copy & Paste the contents of [b]aswMBR.txt[/b] into your next reply.[/list] [/QUOTE]

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