Wubi installation, Antivirus for Windows in Linux

Renato Patron linux at patrondesigns.com
Sun Apr 26 11:34:42 MST 2009


Ok, I installed Ubuntu using Wubi, but it doesn't load. It starts and
then it hangs and the computer shuts down.
I tried Ubuntu using the Live CD feaure and it works perfectly. 
I'm lost...
 
Any suggestions?

Renato


On Sun, 2009-04-26 at 11:27 -0700, Jon M. Hanson wrote:
> It will burn the ISO directly in Windows. It you tell it not to it  
> will then ask if you want to extract the ISO file from it so you can  
> but it on your own.
> ---
> Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ)
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Apr 26, 2009, at 11:26 AM, Renato Patron wrote:
> 
> > I'm downloading it, but is an EXE file... do you know how to extract  
> > the
> > iso form it?
> > Renato
> > On Sun, 2009-04-26 at 11:21 -0700, Jon M. Hanson wrote:
> >> You can also try this: http://free-av.com/en/tools/12/avira_antivir_rescue_system.html
> >> . It will make a bootable CD (that runs Linux) that scans for viruses
> >> and other bad stuff. Because it's running from a bootable CD any
> >> rootkits in Windows can't hide because they aren't running.
> >> ---
> >> Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ)
> >> Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/drupal
> >> Jabber IM: jon at the-hansons-az.net
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Apr 26, 2009, at 11:18 AM, Renato Patron wrote:
> >>
> >>> Jon,
> >>>
> >>> So far I've tried, MalwareBytes, Super Antispyware, DrWeb Live CD,  
> >>> and
> >>> nothing...  The computer is still infected. I'm installing Ubuntu
> >>> right
> >>> now using Wubi. I'll keep you posted.
> >>>
> >>> Renato
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, 2009-04-26 at 11:03 -0700, Jon M. Hanson wrote:
> >>>> Run this: http://www.superantispyware.com. Use the free edition and
> >>>> it
> >>>> should be able to clean things up.
> >>>> ---
> >>>> Jon M. Hanson (N7ZVJ)
> >>>> Homepage: http://the-hansons-az.net/drupal
> >>>> Jabber IM: jon at the-hansons-az.net
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Apr 26, 2009, at 10:59 AM, Renato Patron wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>> I have a customer's computer that has been infected with a lot of
> >>>>> malware/spyware. I can get into the PC but as soon as I connect to
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> Internet, the computer freezes.
> >>>>> I'd like to install Ubuntu from scratch, but my customer is not
> >>>>> completely sure about that. Also she has a lot of
> >>>>> music/pictures/documents and some software in Windows that wants  
> >>>>> to
> >>>>> use,
> >>>>> and I think that having a dual-boot will be less complicated.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Does anybody have experience using Wubi on an infected Windows
> >>>>> partition?
> >>>>> Does anybody knows of an Antivirus for Windows that will work in
> >>>>> Ubuntu
> >>>>> so maybe I can cleanup the Windows partition?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks for your answers,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Renato
> >>>>>
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