Computer virus is frustrating

[RGD.]

Originally Posted by bvilchez

Would that get rid of the virus or can it transfer over to the new OS?
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To answer your question - Yes it can and will on an upgrade. I have successfully cleaned these types of infections but it is very time consuming and frustrating.

The best bet is to simply get another hard drive to replace your current one. Use your old one as a slave and carefully extract the data that you need.

After you install your new OS make sure you install good anti-virus and malware programs. Use two different ones and make sure that one of them is Malwarebytes.

Good luck -

Ron