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How can malware remain on PC after I format my HDD?
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<blockquote data-quote="brambedkar59" data-source="post: 996530" data-attributes="member: 61084"><p>Most of these problems can be explained by old hardware, unstable linux distro (when you tweak it too much, it's not as stable anymore, makes the apps/OS crash), bad ISP (internet stops working suddenly and then after few secs it works. This reminds me of my last ISP, it was hell).</p><p>Not saying your system is clean but I have seen these things happen on my old desktop, turns out it had faulty power supply, everything including mouse & keyboard would go wonky for a few secs every hour and back to normal. I would take the system to a PC repair shop first just to eliminate the boring stuff out.</p><p>Also websites get hacked all the time which might explain why some of your passwords were changed (check your hacked credentials <a href="https://haveibeenpwned.com/" target="_blank">here</a>). This is why 2FA is important, and don't reuse the same password on other websites.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brambedkar59, post: 996530, member: 61084"] Most of these problems can be explained by old hardware, unstable linux distro (when you tweak it too much, it's not as stable anymore, makes the apps/OS crash), bad ISP (internet stops working suddenly and then after few secs it works. This reminds me of my last ISP, it was hell). Not saying your system is clean but I have seen these things happen on my old desktop, turns out it had faulty power supply, everything including mouse & keyboard would go wonky for a few secs every hour and back to normal. I would take the system to a PC repair shop first just to eliminate the boring stuff out. Also websites get hacked all the time which might explain why some of your passwords were changed (check your hacked credentials [URL='https://haveibeenpwned.com/']here[/URL]). This is why 2FA is important, and don't reuse the same password on other websites. [/QUOTE]
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