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[Aklyon]

if the virus has made any significant administrative level changes, I just say fuck it and reformat.

If this was in the DF tagline thread, it would probably be like this:
Reformatting: Because Pyrric victories are still technically a win for you.

[nenjin]

I prefer Pyrrhic victories to taking it in the bum from stuff that's beyond my knowledge level. Reformatting is the only way I can return to a modicum of sanity, even knowing there's a 50% chance stuff I care about was already compromised.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

There are tons of things that could be said for reformatting.
Reformatting: Because fuck you virus, I still have the hard drive.
Reformatting: Did you really think that would work out well for you, virus?
Reformatting: Screw with my computer? Ha ha ha, no.
Reformatting: I wonder what this function does?

[Rose]

Avira Antivir: because I prefer to stop virus problems before they start.

[alway]

I just use AVG and MalwareBytes to clean up after it.
Heck, Malwarebytes even managed to get rid of those nasty fake antivirus ones.

[Aklyon]

Reformatting: Fuck you virus, this is MY stuff.
Reformatting: Try blocking this, virus!

[ChairmanPoo]

Avira Antivir: because I prefer to stop virus problems before they start.

I'd switch if I were you. Avira antivir is full of fail. Seriously. Six months ago I got Virut, which OLD, and it failed to detect it. (For the record: malware bytes failed to detect it too. AVG and Avast detected it just fine. I went for Avast because it's less resource-intensive)

[Rose]

I had Virut get past AVG but get removed by avira, so yeah...

[Nivim]

 I haven't had any visible virus during the entire time I've had this extremely old computer and operating system. My father suggested that I have one of the types of infection that acts as a firewall for others. However, unlike a bot that would do such, there are no signs of activity when I leave my computer alone with internet for extending periods of time.
 Am I really just that lucky?

[dragnar]

Nah. Viruses are easy to avoid most of the time. There's a good chance you'll never see one if you are careful about what sites you visit.

[ein]

I always manually delete them.
It's so much easier.

Also,

Q: I'm having problems with my Windows software. Will you help me?

A: Yes. Go to a DOS prompt and type "format c:". Any problems you are experiencing will cease within a few minutes.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I would feel bad for someone who did that without knowing the results, but everyone really should know what that will do.

[Josephus]

Is it a magic code to remove all viruses?

[Aklyon]

does anything happen if you try to format a nonexistant drive?

[Josephus]

I doubt it, but I'm not willing to try.