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17th November 2008, 11:07 AM
|  | TST Enthusiast | | Join Date: Jul 2008, 248 posts. Location: Middle of the Med Reputation:  | |  How You Can Detect Viruses on Your Computer
Without the use of third party software.
Tip passed to me by my neighbor.
1- go to start>>>run>>>command
2- write cd.. (notice the two dots) and press enter
write cd.. (again) and press enter
3- write (cd windows) and press enter
4- write (cd system32) and press enter
5- write (setup) and enter
If you get this message
(Please switch to the control panel to install components and systems composition)
Then that means your PC is clean
The idea here is the (setup) file which are located within (system32) is shut down when your PC is infected and open when your PC is not infected
because most viruses shut down all system.exe extensions
you should try it. It works 100% 
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17th November 2008, 11:27 AM
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Interesting idea Oldie
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17th November 2008, 11:33 AM
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Hi Oldie - didn't work for me as all it did was open a copy of wordpad with a message saying it could not find "cd" - which is what I would have expected!
Have you got the syntax right?
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17th November 2008, 11:34 AM
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It worked for me
but as my pc is clean i dont really want to pop a virus on here to test it though
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Last edited by Blackmirror; 17th November 2008 at 11:38 AM.
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17th November 2008, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Albert Lionheart  Hi Oldie - didn't work for me as all it did was open a copy of wordpad with a message saying it could not find "cd" - which is what I would have expected!
Have you got the syntax right? | Me two! Do you have Windows Media Centre?
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17th November 2008, 11:45 AM
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Maybe it has something to do with the path?
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17th November 2008, 12:28 PM
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Albert CD = Change Directory , DOS command CD\ command takes you to the root of C CD.. takes you back up a directory
C:\>cd windows\system32
C:\WINDOWS\system32>setup Quote:
If you get this message
(Please switch to the control panel to install components and systems composition)
Then that means your PC is clean
| What a load of b0ll0x!
Last edited by Klunk; 17th November 2008 at 12:36 PM.
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17th November 2008, 12:38 PM
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Yeah - I do know my DOS commands! (minor frump attack!) This is why I said that the instruction at the command prompt did what I expected to!
You are forgiven - but what is this all about? Does it have any merit at all?
Is it like telling someone to run the DIR command at the command prompt and all is well if they see a directory listing?
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17th November 2008, 12:46 PM
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Dont shoot the messenger please 
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17th November 2008, 12:54 PM
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We are not so cruel, Donna. But if it has to be clarified to stop any further misunderstanding then t'was better done swiftly!
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17th November 2008, 12:55 PM
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It was an interesting idea that needed exploring i admit
Im not sure why it worked for me and not you
Something to get our grey matter working
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17th November 2008, 01:58 PM
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I think you people have been confused by Oldie's explanation, when he says write he means for you to type in to the command window whatever the next word / command is, in this case it is CD followed by any further command or switch.
It seems to me that some of you are typing this in the command window write cd..
which will bring up the WordPad application because thats what the command write does
what you should''ve typed in is cd..
Anyway, all this is academic as it's all a load of b0ll0x, I dont know where your neighbor got the info about doing this determining that your PC does not have a virus on it but its HOGWASH!!
Last edited by Klunk; 17th November 2008 at 02:03 PM.
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17th November 2008, 02:18 PM
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Well done Klunk - spot on.
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17th November 2008, 07:49 PM
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The idea here is the (setup) file which are located within (system32) is shut down when your PC is infected and open when your PC is not infected
| This might have worked under a controlled scenario where you know where the virus is but virus today just aren't that neat and tidy.
Won't work.
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18th November 2008, 03:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Klunk I think you people have been confused by Oldie's explanation, when he says write he means for you to type in to the command window whatever the next word / command is, in this case it is CD followed by any further command or switch.
It seems to me that some of you are typing this in the command window write cd..
which will bring up the WordPad application because thats what the command write does
what you should''ve typed in is cd..
Anyway, all this is academic as it's all a load of b0ll0x, I dont know where your neighbor got the info about doing this determining that your PC does not have a virus on it but its HOGWASH!! | Still wont work. Cannot find file
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