On Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:32:39 -0400, FromTheRafters wrote:

> "Aardvark" <aardvark@youllnever.know> wrote in message
> news:iu23jk$78n$5@dont-email.me...
>> On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:18:39 -0500, Li'l Abner wrote:
>>
>>> OK. I need to get the drive out of it anyway so I can get the guy's
>>> data backed up anyway.
>>
>> No, you don't.
>
> Indeed, but it is a well known almost sure-fire method of ensuring that
> the malware isn't running while you do.
>

I didn't suggest running the OS which is installed on the HD being
examined/cleaned. I just said that it isn't necessary to remove the HD.

Boot CDs come in very handy, you know.

> Cryptovirological ransomware could ransom your backups too.





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