RE: [H] Suggested tools for helping a friend with bad virusinfestation

[Hayes Elkins]

It takes more time, but because I see sport in this I NEVER, EVER format and 
reinstall in any situation like this. I have never been defeated, ever, 
either :) It's a new learning experience each time and the best way to keep 
up with filthware and their removal procedures.

From: "Thane Sherrington (S)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
To: The Hardware List <hardware@hardwaregroup.com>
Subject: RE: [H] Suggested tools for helping a friend with bad 
virusinfestation
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:46:19 -0400

At 03:20 PM 10/02/2006, Mesdaq, Ali wrote:
Honestly just reformat. If you were to try to clean it you would need to
be versed in rootkit detection and other kernel level skills to even be
remotely able to clean out a partially sophisticated virus. Its just
totally not worth it then you never have the peace of mind you got rid
of all of them.

Man, I'm shocked at the surrender attitude coming from this list.  Removing 
viruses and spyware is possible, and really isn't much more time consuming 
than a reinstall, and is much less time consuming than a reinstall plus 
software install plus configuration plus data recovery.  (Especially since 
data back without virus scan makes the reinstall questionable as viruses 
can hide in apparent data files.


T