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?
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Cudni
La Merma - Vigilado
Premium,MVM
join:2003-12-20
Someshire | what spyware app did he use? let him try these tools instead
»Security Cleanup FAQ »Mandatory Steps Before Requesting Assistance
Cudni |
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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
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FDISK then re-partition |
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AB
Premium
join:2006-04-04
Leesburg, VA
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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. |
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Orphan
join:2002-04-20
New York, NY | reply to Orphan
Thanks all |
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