Re: Does clean install of XP kill all malware?
- From: Juan I. Cahis <jiclbch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 11:49:42 -0400
Dear Kerry & friends:
"Kerry Brown" <kerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx*a*m> wrote:
>How do you connect to the Internet? If it is via a network connection the
>cable must be physically unplugged while installing. It is possible for a
>virus to survive a format. I have not seen any versions of Sasser that
>infect the boot sector but it's certainly possible. A format won't help you
>with a boot sector virus. You must overwrite track 0. Most hard drive
>manufacturers have a utility to do this.
That it interesting!!!
Would be better if:
1.- The disk is repartitioned prior it is reformatted, or
2.- One issues the FIXMBR command.
Would any of the above measures overwrite track 0?
Thanks
Juan I. Cahis
Santiago de Chile (South America)
Note: Please forgive me for my bad English, I am trying to improve it!
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