Chris, Don't be too hasty to reformat. If you can't find what virus it is, then how do you know it's a virus? If it is a virus, most anti-virus companies offer a 30 day free trial you can download from the internet. When you restore the PC's using the original disks, it completely wipes out everything including any virus'.
Dave
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Subject: [mfg-smartcam] OT: How do I bring a computer back from a virus
infection?
Hi all,
I apologize for another off topic question, but at the same time I
recognize and appreciate the knowledge base�represented by�the users here.
My friend who owns his own small shop has�three computers which were
infected by a virus. I don't know which virus yet -- I wanted to post this
before I go over there to try to help him. He bought Norton's AV and
downloaded the latest virus definitions, but Norton's was unable to
completely fix them. It sounds like his bet bet would be to re-format the
hard drives and start over, but he�can't find the original "restore" discs
which came with the computers for two of them. These two are a couple of
years old, but still have more than enough processor speed and ram to be of
use to him, and he doesn't have the funds right now to replace them.
-Can you offer any advice on how to re-format the HD 's and re-install
the�OS on these two computers without the restore disc which contains the
OS?
-My friend has the restore disc for the third computer which is only about
six months old. Will something as simple as using the disc to return this
computer to it's original state completely clean it of viruses?
Thanks for your time with this.
Regards,
Chris Kocourek
Tool Designer
Flextronics CTC
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