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reformatting to get rid of a virus

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Name: tarheel4ever
Date: December 18, 2002 at 00:28:42 Pacific
Subject: reformatting to get rid of a virus
OS: ME
CPU/Ram: 700 Mhz Celeron

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Would reformatting my hard drive get rid of this virus? I DL this free hd scan and it tells me that my HD is infected. I dont have the ME disk all I have is this recovery disk. ME was installed in the computer when I got it. any help would greatly be appreciated.

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Response Number 1

Name: Tom41
Date: December 18, 2002 at 01:55:23 Pacific
Subject: reformatting to get rid of a virus

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What is the name of the virus? Most virii can be easily removed.

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Response Number 2

Name: michael2
Date: December 18, 2002 at 03:04:31 Pacific
Subject: reformatting to get rid of a virus

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Reformatting can be a messy job. You would need to re-install the drivers and any personal files you have on the machine eg E-mail addresses, jpg's & mp3's and the like.
My PC was supplied with the wrong back up CD.
Something I only found out when I needed it most !
As Tom41 says...removing the virus is the best option.
There are several free online scans you can use and they will allow you to delete the rogue file easily. On a few cases it may be a bit more involved. Try an online scan from...
http://housecall.antivirus.com
or
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/activescan.asp?
Report back with the name of the virus and where it was found and the name of the online scanner.
As a side note see the following link but try the scans first....
http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/21386.html
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