Scott Anderson

When running 2.3.0 from a CD from vague memory the disk said it was wiped, then I pressed any key and it took me to an advertsing screen for the company which now owns the software. I then had to restart from there (Dell machines used). Alternatively as an experiment you could find a small capacity drive such as a USB flash drive or SD card (if your machine has a reader) which does not have important files on it, then run dban on it with quick settings (minimum amount of passes) and check whether...

A bit more context is required here, sorry. Could you intially specify what you are booting dban from (CD, USB or other), whether dban boots up successfully, whether you can begin the process of wiping a drive, and if so the exact message displayed when the process fails

Ibrahim, If you have a virus depending upon your operating system it is best to download antivirus software or update the antivirus software you have currently. Examine the virus infection through the antivirus software as much as possible and quarantine it if possible. Unless you are restoring to a previous backup via an additional bootable media dban will wipe your hard drive clean completely, and the hard drive will lose all of it's data, including the operating system and everything required...