Re: [OT] Computer Virus Trouble Follow-Up

Brian Running <brunning@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I still will format the HDD and reinstall the OS and all the other
tedious, time-consuming BS that goes with this process, but -- what are
the odds that the data files will re-infect the new install? The files
are all .mp3, .wav, .wma, .jpg, .doc (MS Word), .wpd (Word Perfect), no
executables. How much risk am I taking?

Try to find someone who has a different AV software, and scan it with
that. If after two different up-to-date scans it says you're clear, then
I'd trust that.

Can anyone recommend software to detect and remove rootkit infections?

To remove rootkits, the only safe course is format.
.

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