Thanks David. I understand the trade off as you explained. It would be an
all day job to reinstall everything, but for some it may be less
frustrating. I try to be very careful so not to have to go through all
this. It's a real mess I know.



"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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> From: "Bob" <roburt@grande.net>
>
> | Just a question from a layman..........if you get something like what's
> | being discussed, or any other hard to get rid of virus or Trojan, would
> it
> | be more easy to just reformat, or does that not solve the problem?
> |
>
> That's a cost benefit analysis.
>
> How much time to clean the PC vs. the time it takes to backup all crucial
> data, reinstall
> the OS, update the OS, install applications and restore data, etc.
>
> It would be up to the user to determine if one or the other would be the
> better router.
>
> Wiping the PC and re-installing the OS, etc., would solve the problem but
> is it a costly
> effort.
>
> Additionally one may make a determination on the extent of the infection.
> Having a very bad
> infection or numerous infectors may indicate wiping the PC and
> re-installing the OS, etc.,
> would be the *best* option no matter how much time is involved.
>
> In this case, an attempt to clean the PC may be easier. However, I'm not
> sure the OP is
> going about this correctly.
>
> --
> Dave
> http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html
> Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
>
>