Boot.com virus

C:/resycled/boot.com is a virus. it doesn't let you open hard drives and external hard drives, including usb drives. The best anti-virus program you can get i AVG.

two ways to do it
A)

Open a cmd prompt. Start > Run... [type in] cmd > Ok
At the prompt, enter the following two commands:

attrib -h -r -s C:\Autorun.inf

del C:\Autorun.inf

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B)


Start Windows in safe mode, then click Start -> Run. Type in regedit and click okay.

Now at the top of the registry editor, click Edit -> Find. Type boot.com and click Find Next. Every time it finds a new boot.com, press the delete key and then enter. It should find a dozen or so copies.

Now, plug in any external drives or flash drives you have used with this computer. Open My Computer. Click Tools -> Folder Options -> View and select "Show Hidden Files and Folders" and click okay.

For each drive, open it and delete the resycled folder and autorun.inf. Back up each autorun.inf before deleting them off external drives, because they might be important.

Restart the computer and the problem should be gone.