too many bad/corupted downloads (HELP!!!)

Hello all

I need some advise here on a BIG problem.

I recently formatted my drive C:\ and re-installed windows98
on my system. I also have a drive D:\ wich I did NOT format.
All that is on that drive is Zipped files and not windows,
( I dind't think I need to install windows on both drivers just to
have drive D:\ set up.. and yes it is working fine)

Now for the problem.....

When I download some files or programs from the internet, alot
of them,when it's time to install them, are CORUPTED, I get a error
message that the file is corupted or bad file transfer.

Not all downloads do this to me, but the majority of them DO .

I have ran norton anti virus utility and see No virus on my computer. ( Yes Norton is updated)

Windows is running just FINE and I have no other problems.
( Yes after re-installing windows i went to the micro$oft web site and updated any other drivers or security holes and so on as well.)

So can soemone tell me WHY I keep getting this problem with the
corupted files? I have never ran into this before. Just TOO many bad downloads if you sk me....

Either a bad driver or Modem...
I would try a know good modem (new)
Modems are cheep enough...

:sadwin:

hmmm, that sounds a bit odd, it could be one of a number of things i think, yes it could be the modem, the D drive (if thats where you put all your downloads like i do) (i have a similar setup to what u have i think). if all else fails departition and then reformat your d drive (backup ya stuff first of course) and then try it.

if that doesnt work try using a download manager such as
go-zilla, that solved most of my download probs, do you notice that your downloads stop halfway through sometimes? that could be the problem too

hope all this rambling helps somehow

I agree, It could be most anything....
But I did have several customers computers that
did that exact same thing and both were modems...

just my 2 cents!!!

Not just the Modem I think......

If I did not mention when I extracted a few files from drive D:\ they also were corrupted. But most are the downloaded files.

When I was installing windows it kep installing the wrong drivers
for a PCI drive ( uknown driver with the -->? Icon )

I had to remove the driver several times and reboot, but as we know after rebooting windows tries to put the SAMe stupid non-needed wrong driver BACk. But I pressed cancel and then installed the modem drivers

Rockwell HCF 56K Data Fax/voice PCI card

I know I have the correct drivers for the card, for I tried all of them
on the CD disk and installation completed successfully...

However I still get the errors. I cannot even upgrade to IE 6.0
Bad file trasfer ( you have installed the right drivers, please try
your download again later or click on IE60.exe blabla...

Also some of the zipped files that I already have on my Drive D:\ are now currupted??? when I unpack them to drive C:\

( I do not use drive D:\ for anything except to zip or back up files)
I am also thinking of what someone mentioned---> Format drive D:\ and see what happens afterwards too.

( Cory is CRYING his @$$ OFf if he has to format drive D:\. For I have NO way to save all that is on there. ( 2.5 GB of zipped files)

Thanks for all the help guys...

Weird... And this happens regardless of whether you use your browser or not? Have you tried the dos FTP.exe client to connect to an FTP server to download things? If you're desperate, it's probably worth it.

Just open up a dos prompt, type "ftp" hit enter, then type "open ftp://THEFTPSERVER.HERE and use dos-like commands to navigate around the directories. You can type 'help' to get a list of commands. 'Get' allows you to download from the FTP server.

I would also recommend you try out Opera if it is a browser problem.

Thanks Terr.

I am in DOS now.. some of the sites that I tired do not hav a FTP server connection though . such as the Webshots web site
( I want my darn photoes I have uploaded there and need theire software to keep track of my files and photos, but that TOO
gets a error when I download the darn Executable file..and yep I tried a few of their samples they asked me to try fro a first time
setup)

Before formatting drive D:\ I will get a new modem first.
If that fails then it's format both drivers I guess. I cannot figure this out..

For a FTP program or server i use PowerDesk Pro 4.0
It does everything fro me from zip files, veiw files and photoes and anything else I tell it to edit or extract and so on...no problems there.. I can transfer files from IRC and MSN with no problems and they are not corupted. but from IE or Drive D:\ ??

bad file transfer or corupted file.....

Ohh.. I went to go get Go-Zilla... corupted file... WTF!!!!

( this is terrible....)

So... this only happens with executable files? Other files are not corrupted? Does it ALWAYS happen with certain programs, no matter how many times you download them? Are the programs the right SIZE? In other words, does it complete the download?

Terr.

you are right with oen more thing.. ---> the file size
I do see this error as well.. But only for the files that i extract from Drive D:\

two errors that I get from extracted files on drive D:

(1) bad file transfer
(2) Corupted file , files size is incorrect

Yes all files that are corupted are executable files or self extracting files if I am downloading them

All drive D:\ files are also Executables with the two error message I stated above

I have even tried the options ----> open file from current location
when selecting to download the file. I also downloaded the file to my DESKTOP and not drive D:\ to see if this was the problem as well.

but if it is a program such as mirc or eggdrop.exe or from a CD disk, I have NO problems. DCC transfers are ok too when transfering files on mIRC. ( have not tried a executable like
Go-Zilla or webshots.exe program....

Now what do I do???

( hope someone out there can really help solve this one..)

Um, this is probably dumb, but,

did you install winzip or some other zip/unzip software when you reinstalled windows?????

If you did not, a large number of files that you download, or have downloaded in the past would not be readable, because they are compressed, and you need to uncompress them.

Windows(unless you are running XP) does not have an unzip function built in.

To me, because you are having problems with current downloads, as well as previously downloaded files(which you have stated are mostly xip files) on your d drive, the most likely problem is that you have no zip software.

Please disregard this if you have tried this, but, that is all I can think that would cause the problem you seem to be describing.

IchNiSan

thank fro the advise IchNiSan


Yes I haev TWO zip programs installed on my computer

Winzip 8.0 and powerdesk Pro

however I think I found the darn problem..

I went to the housecall web site to scan ONCE again froa virus

( I have norton anti virus 2000 installed on my computer and it found NOTHING)

Do you know PC Cilin found one of the most OLDEST virus I have ever read about and is seldomly found..

TRACERST.exe wich is a virus that attacks the Physical hard disk partition table, then moves on to destroy all executable and sytem files until all is wiped out.

for some you can even format your hard drive,but when re installing, the virus is still somehow there ( Don't know how)

Each time I use a Norton product it never works... ( why??)

Now for the hard part....

I cannot clean the danr partition table if it is in USE...
how do I get into my partition table without running the drive?
I know how to DELETE the partition table in DOC by running fdisk.
but to CLEAN it for infected virus??

thank for all your help everyone... I just lose all I got and hope to get things back I guess....

*TRACERST*

Virus type: Boot


Description:
This is a memory resident Boot virus. It is detected by the latest pattern file.

Solution:

Trend customers

Keep your pattern file and scan engine updated. Trend Micro antivirus software can clean or remove most types of viruses. Certain viruses, such as Trojans, scripts, overwriting viruses and joke programs which are identified as "uncleanable", should simply be deleted.

The FAT has always 2 versions, therefor if the virus only corrupts 1 you can recover from the other.

How to restore (several options):
- You can try to edit the HDD yourself with a hexadecimal editor, concentrate on the first sector of your HDD (very dangerous and not easy at all)
- You can use some tool like Norton Disk Doctor which will restore the FAT (unless the virus does not report to Norton as an error in the FAT)
- Disconnect your boot HDD (C:\) (if the virus is not at that disk) and start with a bootable DDO disk and the D:\ HDD connected. Install the DDO software from the DDO boot disk. Choose to rewrite the MBR and Boot sector on the HDD. The DDO (Dynamic Drive Overlay) will rewrite the MBR and Boot sector with his own startup files, so if you are lucky it destroys the virus accidently. Then remove the DDO and put your computer back together.
- Do a low-format (not recommended)

Hey another method is by cleaning the corresponding sectors on that disk. (you will lose the virus and your info)

Antihaxor has written the code to do that in the following post:
http://www.antionline.com/showthread...hreadid=140085

Be carefull: make sure you don't use it on the wrong HDD :)

I am afraid, speaking from personal experience, you have no other choice but to do a complete low level format, zero fill your drive, and then a second low level format... sorry... and THEN a complete re-install of the OS and all favorite appz. There is no sense wasting any more time and aggravation on such a fiasco.

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Originally posted by Kewl_Zero
I am afraid, speaking from personal experience, you have no other choice but to do a complete low level format, zero fill your drive, and then a second low level format... sorry... and THEN a complete re-install of the OS and all favorite appz. There is no sense wasting any more time and aggravation on such a fiasco.

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VictorKaum : you are on the RIGHT trach and i have tried both methods on removeing the virus rom my boot sectors, partition table areas and BIO sectors???? ( there's three sectors I think)

Anyway I used AVG anti Virus Software.. Norton got Destroyed.

The virus name has now changed to -----> v-sign

this is a virus normally created from a bad floppy disk and then moves on to the boot sector and blablabla...

I had this virus before and forgot how i removed it but i had to use a special tool on Floopy Disk.. Floppy drive is not infected.
Both hard drives ARE though.. I formatted already but am here trying to still find ANYTHING on how to get rid of it...

I booted my system from a Bootable floppy disk.. Ran AVG virus detector.. AVG found NOTHING...

I then Rab Fdisk /MBR

then rebooted and got into windows.

AVG once again finds the darn virus...

Now what.....

I will now go try your method ONE MORE time Victor

This is CRAZYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!

Well I did not think of a Boot Sector Virus...
The truth comes out
and I have a Brain FART!!!

Be aware you may have the virus on your orginal boot disk
and you will have to make a clean boot disk....
so Boot from the CD!
I went round robin about 2 years ago with a customers computer
that infected several of my 3.5 inch boot disks.
What a PAIN!!!

Good Luck!
:3pow: :shootem:

Yep I see that..

the darn Floppy.. in wich i also see is what gave me the darn virus and what had made trigger.

Was starting all over again with infected disk no#1 ..

( until it got to disk no# 64 again??? lol )

But all is sloved now..

I went to fsecure com
http://www.fsecure.com/support/avwor...nfection.shtml


and got a fix for it. Also while there I got a few extra virus tools..

It's a pretty GOOD web site with free fixes and patches.
I even grabbed a virus scanner for MSN Mesenger and a mIRC virus scanning prog

( works good so far .. cept for zone alamr going off over & over form me scanning users for virus when they enter the channel...LOL

Man I don't want to go through this ever again

Cory is going to buy him a a CD writer and burner this weekend

If you have a boot sector virus,
it will be ot the C drive because you
boot from C drive.
If it is on D, it won.t necessarily become
memory resident when you boot.
Your absolutely first step is to boot
from known clean media to prevent
it from loading into memory, ie known
good floppy or, better yet, bootable cdrom
antivirus software.
After you're sure the virus issue is solved,
make sure to scandisk the D drive, make sure
its parameters in bios are correct, (some innacurate settings
may cause subtle problems), and be suspicious
of drive cables.
:cool:

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Now what.....

I will now go try your method ONE MORE time Victor

This is CRAZYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!

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Corynthus, you had some complaints about the methods I suggested?
Well I thought you had a clean floppy disk to boot from, off course when your FDD's are infected too, you will be stuck again with the virus...

So good advice keep one bootabel FDD made on a clean system and make it write protected. Or like said before by others, burn a bootable CD (from a clean system).