Well, no, actually, it doesn't: if you merely format c:, the virus information still exists on the hard drive. You need DBAN [1] :)
Then, boot Knoppix [2], partition the drive, run mkfs -t xfs on the new partitions, and install an OS [3]. :) [1] http://dban.sourceforge.net [2] http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-old-en.html [3] http://www.linuxiso.org/ > ----Original Message----- > From: Jon Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 22:24 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [uug] Welchia Worm > > > format c does the trick as well > > >if you want to avoid icky anti-virus software, you can just delete > >the worm files themselves. they are found in > >/windows/system32/wins one is rundllhost.exe and the other is > >svchost.exe. i apologize if this is common knowledge. ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
