Essexboy, Combofix WON’T have the same or similar effect as a restore/re-installing windows, right? That OTL custom scan won’t delete anything noticeable, right?
I have one more question. Will this thing go through my modem/internet connection and get to my wireless laptop?
Well essexboy won’t be around until after work.
However, he wouldn’t tell you to do something that was harmful to your system. Comboxfix, is nothing like a restore or re-installing windows, it is working within windows to remove specific malware, the same is true of OTL, the data fir the custom scan is specific to your problem.
It runs on the local system on which it is installed and not across a network. If you want you can always shutdown your laptop, but it shouldn’t be necessary.
David is right the only things being removed from your computer are the bad boys
This is nothing like a re-install or repair. All documents, data and non-malicious programmes are safe
OTL is removing a bad driver- some norton remnants - a few bad BHO’s and clearing all the temporary files, then reseting your DNS cache
Combofix will remove all the remaining bad boys, then show me any that it is unsure of