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HELP!!! Virus in Windows 7 :(
Hey everyone, so i just bought an authentic version of windows 7 pro for my Acer Extensa laptop. I booted from dvd, did a clean install, formated my C drive (partition 2), and eevrything was running smoothly. However, when I went online to download a driver for my touchpad, on accident I went to a "fake" site, and downloaded the driver from there. BAD BAD IDEA.
After downloading, my computer screen started flicking black and changing screen resolutions. During each black flicker, there were these little blue and yellow "character" markings all over the black screen. When I restarted, windows said there was a problem...and fixed it. The error said it was "bluescreen". However, the black flickering didnt stop.
THEREFORE, I am rebooting my computer from the disk again. I have 3 partitions, and noticed THIS time the 3rd partition labaled D: DATA (Primary) is not completely empty. It has a total size of 69.9GB but only 69.8GB are free. I am wondering if this is where the virus is hiding. Also, Partition 1: PQSERVICE (OEM Reserved) has size of 9.8GB and free space 4.6 GB.
My QUESTION to you guys is..this time instead of just formating the 2nd partition like the first time around, should i format the 2nd and 3rd to ensure I have whiped the virus clean? THANK YOU for your help :)
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i would like to add that i also installed the systemics touchpad driver for vista from the REAL Acer site upon the same restart that the virus took full effect. At first i thought that the driver was causing the issues, then I realized it must have been the fake driver detector downloaded right before