- #How to wipe a computer clean and start over install
- #How to wipe a computer clean and start over mac
#How to wipe a computer clean and start over mac
One decent choice to scan everything would be ClamXav which detects both, Win & Mac malware. However, it is worth noting that most Mac Anti Virus tools do not detect Windows malware. Your system is listed as Mac so that's already a good place to do such a thing as Windows malware usually doesn't effect OS X. So there are already multitude of places you will want to scan with an up to date anti-virus, better even wipe entirely.
#How to wipe a computer clean and start over install
to install certain software, an external hard drive, USB memory stick, SD storage card, maybe even on another storage/computer within your network ~ I have seen malware infecting every single network location the system had write-access to. In my opinion/experience it is more likely the malware is hiding on some burned CD/DVD you are using e.g. Then boot from this floppy disk (yes, floppy disk) and perform the flash as described by the vendor. If that isn't the case you will have to create a DOS boot disk with the BIOS flash utility suggested by the vendor and the BIOS file. If you are lucky the board has some easy-to-use flash utility built in and all you have to do is copy the BIOS file from the vendors page to a floppy disk or USB flash drive, reboot your system, press a certain key to access the flash utility and follow the instructions. Then get the make and model of your motherboard, visit the vendors support page and read about flashing the bios. Getting rid of it isn't rocket science, but does require some work.įirst of all you should boot your system, enter the BIOS and do enable the flash/write protection so it cannot be infected from within Windows again. It requires the BIOS to actually be write-able from within Windows which isn't always the case. To actually flash the BIOS from within Windows it needs to first bypass your Windows security like being run as an administrator which UAC should inform you of and your anti-virus (Windows Defender which is built into Win 8.1 or third-party).ģ.
Honestly, I doubt the virus/trojan is coming from your BIOS.Ģ.
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