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How to Remove Rests of a Smashed Worm Or Virus

Reinhard Heidrich

Posts 6
17 Oct 2020 18:54


Hi, this virus, an unknown Virus so far tortured me the whole week long. It was like an electronic KI, when i wanted to load Kickstart 1.3 then the virus recognized it and made an Computer-Reset, and there was air to breathe again for the Joker 2020, there was again Kick 3.1.
There are no tools to kill it. So i took my Altera USB-Blaster and flashed the latest Firmware Gold 2.12 - this was not the death of this Virus, it was only partially smashed, and the Rest of it is in the machine and prohibits booting into Amiga OS3.9.
It prohibits each disk to boot.
How do i get my machine back to a life without the Virus ?

Best Regards, Reini


Reinhard Heidrich

Posts 6
17 Oct 2020 19:38


when i flash back to Gold 2.11, the Virus is on Life again.



Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6207
17 Oct 2020 22:04


I understood you that you have a virus on your HD/ on your floppy/gotek?
I don't think that the CPU/CORE release has any influence on this?
When your HD is infected with a virus, I assume reflashing the CPU has no effect on this.


Reinhard Heidrich

Posts 6
18 Oct 2020 18:27


Ich denke, der Virus ist momentan inaktiv.
Wenn Gold3 mal kommen sollte (wann ist es soweit ?) und ich flashe Gold3, ladet er sich wieder von der Festplatte.
Dieser Virus hat KI-Status. Den bekommen ich wahrscheinlich nie wieder von der Festplatte.



Reinhard Heidrich

Posts 6
18 Oct 2020 19:01


ich hab zurückgeflasht auf Gold 2.11., startet auch nicht.
  hatte sogar Verify angeklickt und alles ist beim Flashen gutgegangen.
  Gunnar, gibts irgendeinen Weg, z.B. 3x Klatschen, um den Amiga wiederzubeleben ?
 
  LG, Reini

PS, die grüne Powerleuchte leuchtet



Andrew Miller

Posts 352
19 Oct 2020 00:03


It sounds like you are loading a 1.3 kickstart and that's what is causing the problem. Is the kickstart corrupted?

How did you identify that you had a virus? If its only restarting itself when you use Kick 1.3 then its probably not a virus. Sounds more like a software failure.


Andrew Miller

Posts 352
19 Oct 2020 00:06


I just used google translate on your other posts, no it doesnt have AI, its probably not a virus, try doing the same thing with a different hard drive. IE one that doesnt have the 'virus' and see if using kick 1.3 causes the same issue.


Gunnar von Boehn
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 6207
19 Oct 2020 08:04


I have to admit that I not 100% understand the situation on your Amiga.
If your CF is really Virus infected and you can not clean it, then maybe just copy a fresh COFFIN over it - is the best solution?

Maybe you can chat me us on discord, maybe we can then faster/better discuss ideas to help you.


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