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Subject Author Date Will my pc be cured if i format Connorav 06-24-2009  Re: Will my pc be cured if i format Malke 06-24-2009  Re: Will my pc be cured if i format ~BD~ 06-24-2009  Re: Will my pc be cured if i format Con 06-24-2009  Re: Will my pc be cured if i format David H. Lipman 06-24-2009  Re: Will my pc be cured if i format Malke 06-24-2009  Re: Will my pc be cured if i format FromTheRafters 06-24-2009  Re: Will my pc be cured if i format FromTheRafters 06-24-2009  Re: Will my pc be cured if i format lifetweaker 06-24-2009  Re: Will my pc be cured if i format Con 06-25-2009  Re: Will my pc be cured if i format Con 06-25-2009  Re: Will my pc be cured if i format FromTheRafters 06-25-2009

Posted by Connorav on June 24, 2009, 10:40 am Please log in for more thread options If i format my c: drive and reinstall windows will my pc be cured of the damage done by past viruses and malware? Posted by Malke on June 24, 2009, 11:00 am Please log in for more thread options Connorav wrote: show/hide quoted text > If i format my c: drive and reinstall windows will my pc be cured of the > damage done by past viruses and malware? Yes. Here are links to help you, or just restore to factory condition if you have that sort of machine (HP, Sony, etc.). How to install Windows Vista - covers upgrade and clean install - http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918884 http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - What you will need on-hand And for the future: http://www.getsafeonline.org/ https://www.mysecurecyberspace.com/ http://www.getnetwise.org/ http://www.claymania.com/safe-hex.html http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm - The Parasite Fight http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2006/02/05/82584.aspx - MVP Harry Waldron - The Family PC - How to stay safe on the Internet http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/staying-safe.pdf (article I wrote for my clients; you are welcome to download it) Malke -- MS-MVP Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic! http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ Posted by ~BD~ on June 24, 2009, 12:09 pm Please log in for more thread options I agree - *IF* one has a single hard drive with no partitions. However, if one has a single hard disk - partitioned into, say, a C: and D: drive then (I believe) the whole disk must be formatted - effectively deleting data from both the C: drive *and* the D: drive. Then reinstall from scratch, creating a new partition in the process if felt necessary. -- Dave show/hide quoted text > Connorav wrote: >> If i format my c: drive and reinstall windows will my pc be cured of >> the >> damage done by past viruses and malware? > Yes. Posted by Connorav on June 24, 2009, 4:24 pm Please log in for more thread options Ok i tried formatting the c drive and it wont let me because programs on it are in use (maybe windows itself?:S) so I tried booting from disk.I tried wiht the windows disk present and it simply loads me into windows.Im starting to think this is going to be awkward, would it be worth getting a professional to do this? "~BD~" wrote: show/hide quoted text > I agree - *IF* one has a single hard drive with no partitions. > > However, if one has a single hard disk - partitioned into, say, a C: and > D: drive then (I believe) the whole disk must be formatted - effectively > deleting data from both the C: drive *and* the D: drive. > > Then reinstall from scratch, creating a new partition in the process if > felt necessary. > > -- > Dave > > > Connorav wrote: > >> If i format my c: drive and reinstall windows will my pc be cured of > >> the > >> damage done by past viruses and malware? > > Yes. > > > Posted by David H. Lipman on June 24, 2009, 4:55 pm Please log in for more thread options | Ok i tried formatting the c drive and it wont let me because programs on it | are in use (maybe windows itself?:S) so I tried booting from disk.I tried | wiht the windows disk present and it simply loads me into windows.Im starting | to think this is going to be awkward, would it be worth getting a | professional to do this? 1. If you have a MBR RootKit a simple format will not healp. 2. If you have plain old pita malware yes, a format will remove them (andy everything else, even the good stuff). 3. The above is true if you have just a "C:" drive, a drive that is partitioned or multiple hard disks. 4. You do NOT format from within the OS. You boot off the Windows OS distribution CD, delete the partition table, recreate the partition, reformat and then re-install the OS. If the above sounds complicated... Take it to a professional. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp Similar Threads Posted Virus & re-format February 3, 2009, 5:21 am TrojanSpy.Goldun --- Format=Cure? January 12, 2008, 9:07 pm