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October 26th, 2005 19:00
windows me virus?
i have a dimensions 4100 it's running windows me. it has contracted a virus. some kind of blank virus. what can i do would like to just format hard drive and reinstalled with disks supplied with computer when purchased? how can i do this?
frankie1
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October 26th, 2005 19:00
Frankie1
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October 26th, 2005 20:00
ya know the more i think about this i think i would rather get rid of all the #@** on that computer and start over.how do i format and reinstall with the windows me?
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October 26th, 2005 20:00
while i was waiting for a reply i was searching for all the 4100 stuff found spy sweeper from the same website. it is running right now it says that 2 adware were found quicklink search toolbar and cws about blank. also 1 trojan found trojan-downloader-perlink.biz. so far it's only searched 610 out of 110,000. should i cancel the spy sweeper and load the software you suggested ?
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October 26th, 2005 21:00
frankie,
if you've made up your mind to go the format/reinstall route, i believe you should post the question here:
http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board?board.id=sw_win98
however, keep in mind that, unless you determine the SOURCE(S) of your virus/spyware problem(s), it's entirely possible that, after the reinstall, you may just wind-up doing some of the same things that got you infected in the first place.
you may have stopped it's scan already, but SpySweeper (I assume you're talking about the product from WebRoot) has an excellent reputation.