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Posted by Audigy7 on May-18-2005 03:41:

Spyware and Formatting

So, my dad's friend had a spyware problem on his computer. I was asked to try and fix it. I decided the problem was so bad that the computer should just be formatted and a fresh copy of windows XP be installed. I wiped it and windows was reinstalled and lo and behold, the spyware was still there. Can anyone give me an explanation as to why the spyware was still there after the format and how I can get rid of it?

Posted by kfergs on May-18-2005 03:44:

honestly i wish i could.... i had the same problem and i must have tried like 20 times to reboot XP and it didnt work... but one day i got home from playing in the snow and my mommy fixed it some how... what a great lady

Posted by Boomer187 on May-18-2005 03:45:

when you install windows unplug the computer from the internet....install windows and a firewall. then connect it onto the internet.

Maybe your IP is stored with them and it scnas your ip every so often trying to exploit your machine. that sucks.

Posted by Zenchowdah on May-18-2005 04:33:

quote:
Originally posted by josh4
you must not have done a true format or just reinstalled windows over the old copy. theres no way it would still be there after a real format. a real format erases everything.

try posting this at

http://www.annoyances.org

make sure you include ALL the information you can think of. version of windows, type of computer, hardware specs, everything even if u dont think its relevant. they get real pissy if u leave that out

yo
http://www.clubglow.com/website/index.html

june fourth. see what we can do?

Posted by djdimensions on May-18-2005 15:25:

best way to get rid of spyware is to run ur antispyware program in safe mode so its not running in your memory