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OK my laptop is infected so im guna do a digital hardrive destruction, does anyone know if this will erase all of my files that are stored in itunes?

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If you do a complete destruction of all data you of course erase all data. BUt since Itune-files can't be infected by viruses (as far as I know), I suggest you take a system (like Knoppix) that is not afflictable by your virus and save all data from the disk to another one (ONLY DATA, NO PROGRAMS) and then erase your harddrive.

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Originally posted by HurricaneConway125
OK my laptop is infected so im guna do a digital hardrive destruction, does anyone know if this will erase all of my files that are stored in itunes?
How did it get infected?

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Originally posted by HurricaneConway125
OK my laptop is infected so im guna do a digital hardrive destruction, does anyone know if this will erase all of my files that are stored in itunes?
a harddrive destruction??? isnt that a little harsh.... doesnt the anti virus pick it up... if not, just take out your laptop harddrive and plug it into an external laptop drive enclosure and get the data off then format

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Originally posted by HurricaneConway125
OK my laptop is infected so im guna do a digital hardrive destruction, does anyone know if this will erase all of my files that are stored in itunes?
How do you know it's "infected"?

Why not remove the virus if it is a virus?
What is the name of it?
What scans have you used, if any?

Try an on-line scan: http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/housecall

If you don't have an AV program installed already, you can get AVG or Avira - both free.

http://free.avg.com/

http://www.free-av.de/


I would also suggest you get the free version of MalwareBytes AntiMalware.

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

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Originally posted by ivangrice
How did it get infected?
Was it porn?

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Originally posted by ivangrice
Was it porn?
isn't it always?😕

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Originally posted by HurricaneConway125
OK my laptop is infected so im guna do a digital hardrive destruction, does anyone know if this will erase all of my files that are stored in itunes?
Try not to overreact there dude...

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Originally posted by ivangrice
Was it porn?
Welcome back, sir.

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