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Originally Posted by D_A
If you've gotten the files you want off and you already intended to upgrade at some point, i would just format the drive and do a fresh install of the new OS.
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I hate to say this, but if you got one of the new TDL4 or TDSS rootkits, go ahead and reformat your hard drive. There are ways to check if you have this. Malewarebytes, bleepingcomputer and kaspersky all have great forums to help out with the problem.
The new version of the TDSS rootkits are unable to be removed or quarantined. No software company has come up with a solution yet. I had this problem a few weeks ago now and got the newest tdl4 version of the rootkit. After many days and hours of research I ran across some hacking websites. They were discussing these new rootkits and how they act. To sum it up, when the guys who get paid to hack can't figure out "how" the rootkit is even reacting, it's time to re-format.
Here's a great write up on the TDL3:
http://rootbiez.blogspot.com/2009/11...-lets-put.html
That was 2 revisions ago, and the latest ones are 10x worse. The secretly log and report any credit card numbers, bank account information, etc.