Restarting factory settings for Windows 10
Restarting factory settings for Windows 10
You're dealing with a challenging situation. Since your Windows 10 64-bit OS remains infected, you might want to consider a factory reset as a last resort. However, be aware that this will erase all data on your drive. If you prefer not to replace the drive, ensure you back up any important files before proceeding. Always back up critical data first to avoid permanent loss.
You could have wiped everything and reinstalled Windows, but nothing will work if you can't get it to boot again.
Then either a) you didn't actually wipe your drives properly, b) the rootkit is embedded in the firmware of your BIOS or GPU, or c) there's a piece of software you're running causing this. Or even d) it's another device on your network completely. Let's start with a question: how do you know there's a rootkit running a botnet? Serious question, because it is definitely important to analyze the cause in addition to look at fixing the problem.