I get lots of popups & other porn programs kepp coming up. If I reformat this will I have to worry about something else on the computer causing these kind of problems?
2007-11-10 12:31:19 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
a reformat will wipe EVERYTHING from your PC, or just get a good spy-ware program like AdAware and it will probably take care of your problems without a reformat
2007-11-10 12:35:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your best shot is to use the system restore option. Use the earliest prior date that it will allow. This should erase most of the malicious cookies that are generating the porn & popups. Right after you do this, go to previx.com and use their free download once. The porn sites have a habit of downloading a w32 worm that keeps on trying to refer you to a fake security page. The Previx program clears this out nicely and it's free to try. Good luck!
P.R. Stevens
2007-11-10 12:41:26 · answer #2 · answered by Patrick S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After you reformat/reinstall use Avast Anti Virus as your virus protection and Firefox as your primary internet browser. I have been using this combo for 3 years now and have yet to get a pop up/virus/ad ware. Don't fall for the Norton/Internet Explorer corporate trash, it's all useless.
2007-11-10 13:06:37 · answer #3 · answered by sin_is_evil 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. The Dell harddrive has a hidden partition with the original Dell defaults. As long as you leave these alone the format and reinstall will be fine. Use the Dell restore disks if you have them.
2007-11-10 12:35:36 · answer #4 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it will revert it back to what you saw "factory settings." It wipes the harddrive clean and you will have to reinstall the operating system. It will then be a clean full install. You should install some anti virus and anti spyware and firefox to insure that this does not happen again.
2007-11-10 12:35:59 · answer #5 · answered by Drew U 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Free anti-virus softwares:
AVG, Avast
Free anti-spyware software:
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Install any anti-virus software and anti-spyware software and scan your hard-disk.
It will also help if you Format the C Drive and reinstall Windows and then install these softwares as the protection can be fresh.
2007-11-10 12:36:36 · answer #6 · answered by Vishal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, if you reformat all will be gone. What year was that Dell made. If it was after July 2004 then reformatting is easy.
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&dn=1090151
2007-11-10 12:37:08 · answer #7 · answered by jerk p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋