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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
permalink · 2008-03-08 20:27:13 · Reply to this

Cudni
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join:2003-12-20
Someshire

Re: Haunted PC

what spyware app did he use? let him try these tools instead
»Security Cleanup FAQ »Mandatory Steps Before Requesting Assistance

Cudni
permalink · 2008-03-08 20:30:17 · Reply to this

Caution

@verizon.net

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
permalink · 2008-03-08 21:13:22 · Reply to this

AB
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join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA

 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.
permalink · 2008-03-08 21:17:02 · Reply to this
Orphan

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New York, NY		 Thanks all
permalink · 2008-03-12 09:35:45 · Reply to this
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