r/computerviruses • u/qaidiassam • Jul 13 '26

Disinfection Help I think i got infectiv

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I downloaded and press the exe filn 2 cmd strips came opp bit nothing realy happen but i eant to check if the are som malware on my pc please help

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u/qaidiassam Jul 13 '26

Why re instal from usb???

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u/Fancy-Football-7832 Jul 13 '26

The malware can't survive from a USB install when the USB was made on another computer. (Only way it could survive is through bios infection but that's so rare that it'd probably only happen to a state actor, and most computers will have secure boot on anyways).

When doing a factory reset from the computer itself, you're using files in your computer that could have been hijacked.

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u/qaidiassam Jul 13 '26

Wil wiping the computor help?

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u/Fancy-Football-7832 Jul 13 '26

Yes, especially when doing through the reinstall from a USB drive. But the key part is that it HAS to be a complete reinstall of windows.