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Old 30-06-2008, 21:56   #22
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Re: Sky Have Cut Off Internet

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Originally Posted by Captainslow View Post
Would a clean install of windows and changing the WPA password on the router get rid of the bot net?

Many thanks

Bot Net is just a simple program that's running on your system that outsiders can control, it uses common ports so nothing to do with the WPA on the router.

They're normally installed by running a bit of rogue software, visiting a bad website or opening a bad email attachment.

A clean windows install will get rid of the program but there's always a chance that you'd do exactly the same thing that let the original one in...

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