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If we buy for instance a laptop with an OS pre-installed e.g. Ubuntu and but the original seller was not reputable and there are doubts with the preinstall.
My question is: if we use the laptop to download Ubuntu and create a USB bootable … Continue reading Creating bootable USB from a compromised OS. Is it safe?
If we buy for instance a laptop with an OS pre-installed e.g. Ubuntu and but the original seller was not reputable and there are doubts with the preinstall.
My question is: if we use the laptop to download Ubuntu and create a USB bootable … Continue reading Creating bootable USB from a compromised OS. Is it safe?
My PC was infected by belombrea. I was told to reinstall OS, but I did it a different way. Is this sufficient?
Go to the search bar, type reset, click reset this PC. It’ll give 3 options. On the bottom there’s more recovery options with “… Continue reading Is this sufficient to do when your PC is infected with a virus? [migrated]
I have newly bought HP Pavilion laptop, which i am planning to nuke and reinstall.
I really do not like the bloatware as it might posses a security risk.
However, in Thailand, i do not trust the sellers of USB sticks and external hard d… Continue reading How to safely reinstall Windows in Thailand – avoiding BadUSB/SSD
Windows 10 offers to reinstall or reset Windows 10 using the Recovery method right from within the…
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Continue reading How to reinstall or reset Windows 10 via the Cloud
I am buying a “new” router from an open-box sale at a company that liquidates eCommerce returns. Plan to use it for a home network at cottage.
I’m a bit nervous that it could have been modified by whoever had it last.
My PC is infected with a Shortcut Virus and needs a complete wipe, so I decided to reinstall Windows 7 from a USB drive containing an ISO file.
However, I want all the data on all the partitions of the device (including C) t… Continue reading Will reinstalling Windows 7 permanently delete all data on HDD?
I am attempting to reinstall windows 7 on my infected PC (with the shortcut virus) using a fresh USB drive.
The USB drive is NOT infected and contains the ISO.
will the USB stick I’m using get infected if I use it for reinst… Continue reading question about clean reinstallation of infected windows 7 (nuke from orbit approach)
I got scammed and hacked. The scammers said they were from Microsoft and my computer had a virus and they were going to install some antivirus software on my computer and clean the virus for me. So I let them remotely connect to my compute… Continue reading Attackers gained remote access to my computer for an hour. Do I need to reset all 9 devices in my house?
I am running macOS 10.11. The system is as far as I know not infected, but natural I can not be sure. The system was in the past not as secure as it should have been (missing security updates and suchlike).
I want to use th… Continue reading Clean install – Security risk old files