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

[macgig]

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.

 

[oscer1]

Hi

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

 

[macgig]

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