Recent content by michael.r.mckenzie0

It was a faulty SATA cable. I replaced it and everything was back to normal. I ran all of the security software I had and all of them came back clean. Thank you for all of your help.

So I'm not understanding why I need to boot from a CD or USB. The damage, as far as I can tell, has not bled over onto the drive with my OS on it. I can boot just fine right now.

So, I was dumb and I used the internet irresponsibly. That part has already passed. I believe I have contained and removed the threat with Malwarebites and Avast. However, the damage is done. I have an SSD with my OS (Windows 10) on it, and a 1tb HDD which I use for storage (music, games...