Haunted PC

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Orphan join:2002-04-20 New York, NY	Haunted PC Friend reinstalled windows XP on his PC. When running a spyware app shortly after, it listed files "no longer" on his system & not listed in directory anymore ( eg. iTunes & others) Why are they still showing up on scans & how does he do a "real" wipe before reinstalling XP? Thanks
Orphan join:2002-04-20 New York, NY	to forum · permalink · 2008-03-08 20:27:13 ·
Cudni La Merma - Vigilado Premium,MVM join:2003-12-20 Someshire kudos:13	what spyware app did he use? let him try these tools instead »Security Cleanup FAQ »Mandatory Steps Before Requesting Assistance Cudni
	to forum · permalink · 2008-03-08 20:30:17 ·
Caution @verizon.net	reply to Orphan Normal behavior for XP. The file names Will be in the registry if you know where to look. Wipe = DBAN or FDISK then re-partition
Caution @verizon.net	to forum · permalink · 2008-03-08 21:13:22 ·
AB Premium join:2006-04-04 Leesburg, VA kudos:3 Reviews: ·Verizon Online DSL	reply to Orphan Sounds like he just reinstalled over-top without re-formatting first. Skipped the 'format' option during the reinstall, that is. Reinstall again and don't skip that option. Or use a Registry cleaner to remove any . . uhh, "orphaned" entries, or remove them manually. Do as Cudni suggests if left-over malware is a concern, though.
	to forum · permalink · 2008-03-08 21:17:02 ·
Orphan join:2002-04-20 New York, NY	reply to Orphan Thanks all
Orphan join:2002-04-20 New York, NY	to forum · permalink · 2008-03-12 09:35:45 ·

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