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Old 06-05-2011, 20:43   #20
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Re: Virgin Media Internet Security
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Originally Posted by craigj2k11 View Post
depends on the virus really, the more advanced ones can affect restores, but they only usually affect windows restore, any other backup program seems to work better, and you can put the backup on a disc or usb drive or whatever

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are you saying that the boot sector doesnt get formatted? i dont think so
A simple reformat deleting partitions will not get rid of boot sector viruses, especially where folk have hidden boot sectors and the like; the sort that some pre installed versions of Windows have from companies like Dell. Fdisk / mbr followed by a complete reformat will totally wipe a disc.
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