[OPLINTECH] Potential Computer Vandalism

[Mike Hensel]

Stephen:
I cleared the Bios and tried reinstalling a new OS.  Basically the computer read the HD as having no access so that failed as Chad stated.  I need Dell to give me a backdoor password or the hard drives are unless. 
 
Mike Hensel
Director, MLIS
London Public Library
20 E. First Street
London, OH 43140
www.mylondonlibrary.org
740-852-9543
Mobile 614-325-1429
 
From: oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at lists.oplin.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Cram
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:51 AM
To: Oplin Tech list
Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Potential Computer Vandalism
 

All other issues aside, I believe you can salvage the hard drives by attaching to another PC and formatting them and then  re-installing it in the old PC and reloading Windows and beginning again.
 
And if you identify the culprit, I can send you some toothpicks to shove under their fingernails if you'd like.  I recently found gum shoved into an SD card reader so I'm saving some of my toothpicks for use here.
 
 
Stephen Cram
Facilities Coordinator
North Baltimore Public Library
 
 
I have been known to accomplish the impossible at times.  
However, accomplishing the impossible only means the boss will add it to your regular duties.
 
 
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From:  <mailto:henselmi at oplin.org> Mike Hensel
Date: 11/20/2013 9:21:21 AM
To:  <mailto:oplintech at lists.oplin.org> oplintech at lists.oplin.org
Subject: [OPLINTECH] Potential Computer Vandalism
 
OPLINTech Libraries:
 
I’ve got a situation where one of my patron computers last week booted up with a Security Manager Screen that basically needed a password to boot from the hard drive.  We run DeepFreeze on all of the computers.  I eventually had to get another hard drive sent from Dell.  Last night 5 more computers displayed the same message.  We lock the computers down with policies as well.  I have not seen any virus alerts pop up in Symantec.  We run Symantec Endpoint.  I don’t believe we had the bios locked down so the only thing I can think of is someone logged into the bios and setup an password on access to the HD which is leaving our machines dead. 
 
Has anyone run across this scenario and is there any easy fixes besides getting a new hard drive and rebuilding the machine.   I’m trying to determine if it was a local hack (patron at each machine) or virus.
 
Any help would be appreciated.
 
Mike Hensel
Director, MLIS
London Public Library
20 E. First Street
London, OH 43140
www.mylondonlibrary.org
740-852-9543
Mobile 614-325-1429
 
 

		
 

	
	
	

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