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Originally Posted by nirofo
I'm afraid a new install would need you to reinstall all your software as new, windows will not associate with any previous software installs. You need to do a complete format to be sure you removed everything before re-installing Windows XP. However, if you have more than 1 hard drive in your computer, (not separate partitions on the same drive), then you can locate all your personal files and photo's etc on the spare drive. Make sure you backup your e-mail cache also, you can sift through these later without accessing them.
Don't chance a repair, you'll never be sure you totally cleared the trojan / malware / spyware / virus etc.
nirofo.
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I would strongly second this course of action. It's a lot of faff I know, but it's the only real safe way to deal with this sort of thing.
I've been a victim of internet credit card fraud. I got a taxi in Malmo, Sweden, costing 40,000 SKr, apparently, though I've never been to Sweden, and that's one heck of an expensive taxi even by Scandinavian standards. I got the money back from the credit card company, but it was more faff than rebuilding a HDD.
I strongly recommend a hardware firewall too. They come built into most network routers. Even if you don't have a network, it's worth getting one just for the firewall capability. Wired routers are dirt cheap and more secure than wireless. Haven't had any aggro since getting mine.
Duncan.