And I'm hoping that this won't ruin the MBR.
Did you try to use Norton as your boot disk? If not, try that and follow the instructions. You will have to delete this virus before the operating system boots.
Yes, I used Norton as the boot disk as well. Sorry I forgot to mention that. No virus was found. I also ran the software after Windows loaded. Still found nothing either way.
Would that be the Master Boot Record?
Speaking in geek acronyms is usually not much help.