WINTER FRONT Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Hi, (I'm new here btw) I might have selected the Gutmann cleaner using CCLEANER. My computer is restarting itself endlessly and I fear that it would be a virus, but I'm kind of sure it is the Gutmann thingy. Is not restarting from desktop, I have a DELL XP so when the Dell logo appears it restarts itself after loading. Now, if it is the Gutmann cleaner, my questions are What am I going to loose? Is the Gutmann thingy on CCLEANER similar to DBAN'S? Am I scr3wed if I don't know hot to instalL an OS? I heard it is just a file shredder if you use it on CCLEANER, if that so, what is it erasing? Am I losing document files and recent downloads? I heard that I have to wait 6 days in order for it to finish, is that so??? This is my first time experiencing this, please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Augeas Posted July 21, 2009 Moderators Share Posted July 21, 2009 Selecting the Gutmann option for secure deletion will not cause your pc to reboot once, let alone constantly. It merely purports to overwrite the data that is selected for deletion many times. Depending on how much data you have to overwrite it may take some time, but six days does seem excessive. One has to assume that you don't have a large number of gb of temp data to overwrite. CC will not overwrite any of the O/S, or any 'good' data. It is intended to remove temporary files only which are not necessary for your pc to run. If you have chosen to wipe free space then the Gutmann option does not apply, you will get one overwrite of zeroes. Wipe Free Space will take a considerable time, again depending on how much free space there is on your disk and how fast your disk is. This will not overwrite any live data at all. Did you run CC and then your pc rebooted immediately, or did the CC run to completion and then the pc rebooted, or what? If nobody has a fast easy answer to your rebooting I should repost in the Spyware Hell forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINTER FRONT Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 Selecting the Gutmann option for secure deletion will not cause your pc to reboot once, let alone constantly. It merely purports to overwrite the data that is selected for deletion many times. Depending on how much data you have to overwrite it may take some time, but six days does seem excessive. One has to assume that you don't have a large number of gb of temp data to overwrite. CC will not overwrite any of the O/S, or any 'good' data. It is intended to remove temporary files only which are not necessary for your pc to run. If you have chosen to wipe free space then the Gutmann option does not apply, you will get one overwrite of zeroes. Wipe Free Space will take a considerable time, again depending on how much free space there is on your disk and how fast your disk is. This will not overwrite any live data at all. Did you run CC and then your pc rebooted immediately, or did the CC run to completion and then the pc rebooted, or what? If nobody has a fast easy answer to your rebooting I should repost in the Spyware Hell forum. Well, it rebooted once and everything seemed ok, then I turned it off for the night. This morning when I turned it on, my computer began to reboot itself non stop after reloading the DELL logo (the one that comes before the WINDOWS XP LOGO and Desktop). So what do you think this is? I'm using my moms Laptop btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted July 21, 2009 Moderators Share Posted July 21, 2009 What happens if you start up in safe mode? Here is the link to our forum help with spyware http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=20120 Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINTER FRONT Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 What happens if you start up in safe mode? Here is the link to our forum help with spyware http://forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=20120 Well I can't, only the F1 and F12 keys work. I can't do anything actually, it reboots itself before showing my desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted July 21, 2009 Moderators Share Posted July 21, 2009 Are you using a usb keyboard? if so try a friends wired one or your spare one if you have one.. Are you doing F8 at the right time? (have to ask) http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...08090500AAxi1WG Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINTER FRONT Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 Are you using a usb keyboard? if so try a friends wired one or your spare one if you have one.. Are you doing F8 at the right time? (have to ask) http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...08090500AAxi1WG Not using a usb keyboard, now I can use the F8 key, but selecting any of the options is not helping, even on safe mode. Keeps rebooting itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted July 21, 2009 Moderators Share Posted July 21, 2009 It could be many things, memory, virus, etc. Does choosing 'last known good' insafe mode not work either? You may end up having to do a repair install in you have an xp cd http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINTER FRONT Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 It could be many things, memory, virus, etc. Does choosing 'last known good' insafe mode not work either? You may end up having to do a repair install in you have an xp cd http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm I selected that one, and still...the same issue. I don't have an XP Cd. This computer was given to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted July 21, 2009 Moderators Share Posted July 21, 2009 Perhaps get a friend to download and burn this for you so you can boot with it and scan for nasties. http://www.free-av.com/en/products/12/avir...cue_system.html If still no joy perhaps get anything off it such as pictures music etc with this that a friend could also download and burn to cd for you http://www.paragon-software.com/home/rk-ex...creenshots.html Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WINTER FRONT Posted July 21, 2009 Author Share Posted July 21, 2009 Perhaps get a friend to download and burn this for you so you can boot with it and scan for nasties. http://www.free-av.com/en/products/12/avir...cue_system.html If still no joy perhaps get anything off it such as pictures music etc with this that a friend could also download and burn to cd for you http://www.paragon-software.com/home/rk-ex...creenshots.html Thanks I'm going to try that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillip156 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 i recommend taking the hard disk, putting it on another computer, running in safe mode, or opening window with a D.O.S, rescue any files pictures music etc. format the disk, and install windows 7 ultimate and dont fear, gutman pass is NOT avirus in anyway, you probably have a weak hard drive that couldnt "hold on" to the necesary .dll or start up files, anyway, hope it helped.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ident Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 i recommend taking the hard disk, putting it on another computer, running in safe mode, or opening window with a D.O.S, rescue any files pictures music etc. format the disk, and install windows 7 ultimate and dont fear, gutman pass is NOT avirus in anyway, you probably have a weak hard drive that couldnt "hold on" to the necesary .dll or start up files, anyway, hope it helped.. and the point was bumping over a year old thread? No fate but what we make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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