Hello-
I have a friend's laptop that their nephew was downloading pirated movies on their laptop and "apparently" acquired a virus since the computer does not have any spyware or antivirus software installed. Now the laptop shows briefly (i.e. a few milliseconds) the Toshiba splash screen then immediately a completely black screen with "Password =" in the top left portion of the screen. Appears to be a bios password prompt, but a bios password has never been set on this computer. As password attempts are made, a notation below "not certified" appears. At the third incorrect attempt, the computer shuts down.
Now, the tricky part is that F8, F10, F2, Del or any other combo is ineffective and cannot bypass this password. According to the nephew he thinks it's a trojan virus of some sort. I tried using Hiren's bootcd, but even after restart the "password =" prompt appears before the CD-rom boots. Any ideas or is this laptop toast?
Keith
I have a friend's laptop that their nephew was downloading pirated movies on their laptop and "apparently" acquired a virus since the computer does not have any spyware or antivirus software installed. Now the laptop shows briefly (i.e. a few milliseconds) the Toshiba splash screen then immediately a completely black screen with "Password =" in the top left portion of the screen. Appears to be a bios password prompt, but a bios password has never been set on this computer. As password attempts are made, a notation below "not certified" appears. At the third incorrect attempt, the computer shuts down.
Now, the tricky part is that F8, F10, F2, Del or any other combo is ineffective and cannot bypass this password. According to the nephew he thinks it's a trojan virus of some sort. I tried using Hiren's bootcd, but even after restart the "password =" prompt appears before the CD-rom boots. Any ideas or is this laptop toast?
Keith