Helping the though Process

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Helping the though Process

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Name: Brandon
Date: November 28, 2005 at 23:19:57 Pacific
Subject: Helping the though Process
OS: WinXP
CPU/Ram: P4 2.0/1024

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hey, IS there a virus that will stay installed after a low-level format, and reinstallation of WinXp. Even tho a virus scanner wont detect it but can a virus really get that far?? Or am i dreaming, and should look into something else. Becuase i got a laptop that is freakin out (basically getting BSODs) but its only done this after getting this virus. This was with the previous owner so i dont know what has happened other than that.
A truely wise person doesn't deny his flaws, but embraces them.

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Response Number 1

Name: jboy
Date: November 28, 2005 at 23:29:11 Pacific

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Ah, the "everything is a virus" virus.
Most probable is a hardware issue
Resist the temptation to close your request for help with semantically-null questions like “Can anyone help me?”

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Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: November 28, 2005 at 23:57:22 Pacific

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Ah yes, the widely heralded but seldom seen low level format.

If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
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Name: jboy
Date: November 29, 2005 at 01:50:14 Pacific

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Sure - that phrase goes back twenty years, and is no longer truly applicable (yet it persists)
Writing zeros (aka "zeroing") is more accurate
With a complete fresh start, you would be free from any sort of infection - although if you go online, make sure the Windows firewall is activated.
Malware exists that can overwrite the BIOS, but those things don't "live" there, waiting to reinfect
Resist the temptation to close your request for help with semantically-null questions like “Can anyone help me?”

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