-=PCTechTalk=- Re: reformat after klez virus
- From: "ED R" <ebbourg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 16:22:34 -0500
I reformatted a couple of weeks ago. Reformatted twice back to back
without even shutting down. After installing WinMe on top a doubly
reformatted disk, there were still 2 files in the recycle bin.
ED in Tennessee
~>-----Original Message-----
~>From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
~>[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of GuitarMan
~>Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 9:35 PM
~>To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
~>Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: reformat after klez virus
~>
~>
~>
~>Hi Yinny,
~> While you're absolutely right that a format will not
~>completely destroy the data on a hard drive (or any other
~>type of formattable device), it's essentially the same thing
~>unless you're doing the format in order to try to keep your
~>data from falling into the wrong hands. If that's the case,
~>you'll want to use one of those programs you mentioned to try
~>and get the files back.
~>
~> In this case, once a drive has been formatted, ALL of the
~>files have lost their headers and the subsequent reinstall of
~>an operating system will overwrite many of them. As the
~>system is used over time, they will all be overwritten
~>eventually. The freshly installed system won't be able to
~>make any use of those old files (it won't even know they ever
~>existed) and there's no way for the virus to rise from this
~>sort of grave since it's now detached from any of its old
~>support files/registry entries (which were all destroyed in
~>the format).
~>
~> Your understanding that a format doesn't actually destroy
~>the data is a VERY important thing to remember if it's
~>something you want to retrieve.
~>Hopefully, this virus isn't one of those. :O)
~>
~>Peace,
~>GMan
~>
~>PCTechTalk Owner
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