L Lyniclee21 New Member Mar 17, 2005 #1 I would like to know if it is possible for a computer to continue to have a virus even after wiping the hard drive and restoring the factory settings.
I would like to know if it is possible for a computer to continue to have a virus even after wiping the hard drive and restoring the factory settings.
6 691175002 New Member Mar 18, 2005 #3 Praetor said: Yes it is possible Click to expand... Just out of interest how is that possible?
Praetor Administrator Staff member Mar 18, 2005 #4 Well... 1. Data can be recovered off drives that have undergone serious data-deletion -- virus is just code -- it can still be there 2. Not all virii reside on the HDD 3. Something like a quickformat only deals with the TOC
Well... 1. Data can be recovered off drives that have undergone serious data-deletion -- virus is just code -- it can still be there 2. Not all virii reside on the HDD 3. Something like a quickformat only deals with the TOC
