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Are there any specific best practices on actions to take on a PC after you know it got infected with malware/trojan? At both a user and system level.
I saw some mention of checking registry and config of browser, how and why. And anything above and beyond?
I scanned the system using malwarebytes and ESET online scanner and both coming up clean.
I saw some mention of checking registry and config of browser, how and why. And anything above and beyond?
I scanned the system using malwarebytes and ESET online scanner and both coming up clean.
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Depending on the manufacturer of the PC or if you did it white-box the answer is perhaps. Most vendors like HP or Dell will either include a vendor OEM disk for Windows or may have a recover partition built into the disk. You may also have the option of creating a CD/DVD from the recover partition if you don't have a disk. Otherwise, yes, you need a CD/DVD to do the reinstall. The other expert is also right in that if you don't do a complete wipe and reformat, files may be hiding.
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