Most severe viral problem I've resolved involved cleaning up a stubborn infection.
Most severe viral problem I've resolved involved cleaning up a stubborn infection.
They had a lot of viruses and after a fresh Windows setup, the laptop was really damaged. It was hard to run the antivirus smoothly, but Malwarebytes worked better. The scan took too long and sometimes crashed, so I decided to go with a clean install instead.
HDDs come with their own firmware, similar to a BIOS, and you don’t modify the BIOS when formatting an HDD. This concept is discussed in the article: http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/16/804824...us-stuxnet
The situation is becoming more intense, moving beyond just the virus-related aspects.
I'm not sure, I just reinstalled Windows. Actually, it's not only quicker in most situations, but even after cleaning up, any altered system files or configuration changes that create vulnerabilities still exist. All security programs you have won't repair those system files; they just block the threat temporarily.