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From: p1@arkham.wimsey.bc.ca (Rob Slade)
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Subject: Which format for Partition Table Viruses (PC)
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Date: 21 May 91 22:48:44 GMT
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tony4@garfield.cs.mun.ca (Anthony H. Galway) writes:

> 	 Which way is correct? I know the LOW level format guarantee's
> results, but this method also destroys any additional partitions. We

Hold on a second here.

As Padgett (and others) keep trying to point out, formatting is not
necessary.  There are plenty of tools to "disinfect" your system
without it.

Secondly, and more importantly, even a low level format does not
"garantee" any measure of safety.  Most (all?) common viri are memory
resident, and they will happily reinfect your system once you have
reformatted.

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