should passwords be changed on websites after malware is found on a pc


  1. Posts : 249
    Win 7 Pro, Mac OS Sierra
       #1

    should passwords be changed on websites after malware is found on a pc


    This PC I fixed for a friend was loaded with malware, adware, browser hijackers. you name it and he had it on there... should I assume that maybe his passwords for websites could have been compromised and that he should change them just in case? especially for sites like his bank, or paypal?

    I removed the malware (all of it, I think) using various programs, and I did not format the drive or reinstall windows.

    thoughts?

    thanks for the help.
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  2. Posts : 1,670
    win 10
       #2

    Hi

    if it was me I would change the passwords from another computer for the web sites.
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 249
    Win 7 Pro, Mac OS Sierra
    Thread Starter
       #3

    I was wondering about that. changing a password could be giving the evil doers the new password. great tip, thanks. :)
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