bad sectors or virus?

Simple_Steve · 4 Aug 2010 at 14:04

Hey guys, I have 2 samsung HDD's one F3 500Gb and one F1 250. The F3 seems to have either developed a physical fault that i can't fix with CHKDSK or I have a virus... I think any way.
Windows constantly is developing corrupt files and so on and is reporting that I have a critical hard drive error. So I run CHKDSK and it thusly goes about its business. Soon after i have run full diagnostic and repair it reports an error again! So i ran the disk doctor on tune up and it found no errors, but windows still reports an error???? Then i decided it might be a virus so I ran avast. It came up with no threats found, so I had a look at the report and it flagged up all the results as 'Corrupt or unreadable file error (1392)'.
Has any1 had a similar experience? Does any1 have a clue whats going on? I know i don't.
Thanks, Steve.

hp7909 · 4 Aug 2010 at 14:11

Maybe try scanning using Samsung's ES-Tool.

Also from Safe Mode, scan for malware using a program like Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

matthab · 4 Aug 2010 at 14:13

right 1 back up files. 2 Run a diagnostic tool. 3 Try reloading the OS .

Simple_Steve · 4 Aug 2010 at 14:43

I have the 250GB running as my back up and an isolated 160GB as disaster recovery. I have already run tune up diagnostics on the disk and it didn't find anyhing. Is there a specific diagnostics tool you had in mind? I have also re-installed OS. No joy.

I will DL the ES tool and have a gander with that. I have also scanned with avast from safe. But not malwarebytes. Thanks for the info. Thanku both for the input.

Simple_Steve · 5 Aug 2010 at 14:28

Purchased this from an online electronics store (unfortunately not OCUK) and after a 2min phone conversation they agreed to have it picked up and replaced within 3 days. I am super impressed with the service. It usually takes a lot more than that to squeeze a replacement out of a company.