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i have reformatted now, yay i did a clean install, booted from CD deleted all partions apart from 1 which i couldnt delete( unallocated space) which added a new partion on it then i formatted it . i have re-installed all drivers i had to get the network installer off another pc and use a usb and installed it on this which aloowed to connect to internet and download all device drivers and updates got the new norton 360 and have put all files which i needed back on ( only pics, videos, documents, some fonts, music and internet favourites) now changed all passwords added a bios adminstator and hdd password diffrent to all my new 'general passowrds' to help my security, soo the question is am i finally safe from the backdoor and keylogger etc.. also many thanks for helping me do this =]

many thanks, i am reformatting today ( finally lol) how do i know the files i am putting back on the pc are clean? i will only be saving documents, videos, music and internet favourites.

while runnig many scans and starting rootkit releaver i noticed a pop up saying backdoor.PCclient blocked but it has not shown on any scans or logs or processes so could this be the backdoor installed by the usb switchblade and where could it be found, if not found when re-formatting my pc will it be there on the autorun or will it be termniated like other sypware such as keyloggers ... i am going to reformat later on today and will saving only documents no .exe files i will then add after the re-format a hdd and bios password and changes all passwords in general ,then re-install wanted documents and vidos and pics.. will then this mean i am completely safe from the backdoor and 'possible' keylogger contained on my pc many thanks lee

thanks, i am downloading microsoft sysinternals as we speak and will check for 'foreign' processes, anyone know anything i should be checking/looking for? if i dont find any strange activity does it mean i am safe? also i am thinking of saving everything using the wizard and move it to a new account (non-administrator) and delete this administrator account i am on, i will then change bios and hdd password, will this work or do you still highly advise me to re-format even if i dont find anything on sysinternals, ifso i will be re-formatting either tomorrow or the day after. many thanks lee

thanks i need to keep both antivirus programmes and i download them off the internet ( paid versions) so i cant just re-install with the cds as for limewire i can easily re-download ,but i am keeping all files (800 music files) but i would like to put into limewire libary after ( anyone know how to do this) also its not a computer but a dell xps m1530 laptop if that makes a diffrence? if i save all needed files to a usb and then after re-formating putting everything back is it safe all is there a better method than a usb? maybe online backup wich came with my norton 360 i could delete the backup and surely then put my needed files into this backup after fe-formating acess my online backup and re-install? or am i talking jiberish/or wont this work? do i change the bios and hdd password before or after re-formatting also is there a way to save all my internet favourites because they are very important and i have a lot of them to be honest though i am extrememly pissed that this prick would do this in the first place

lol i am so ashamed of myself that i didnt punch him there and then mainly because i didnt know what was happening, so i am going to reformat i will save everthing i need as for the game its a free game you downlod from the internet, so i wont keep that i wil just save my login information, can i save limewire and my antivirus software or would i leave this? how to i put a bios password? is there programme where it sets a password for usb ports before opening the flash drive?

so if i were to re-format how do i do this? i would put all things i need on usb devices i need though, documents, alot of music, videos, sony pro vegas 8 and 9 photoshop,game-combat arms eu and my antivirus stuff also how can i save my favourites on the internet explorer becuase i need them and i easily 50/70+. once re-formated upload all this stuff back and add password to bios and hdd, where and how do i do this (is this a password for when connecting usb devices, if not how do i do this) then run all scans on system and change passwords and i should be safe, i would be willing to do this to completely fix it, i know my mate said he doesnt have that software but atleast this way i will be less paranoid =] is there any otherway to check if there is stuff on my pc because this does seem like a bit of work. if you all agree to re-format can you help me do this like how to add passwords to hdd and bios and re-format ... thanks in advance lee

ok so ive been moitoring processes in ctrl alt delte there nothing supicous and same with msconfig in 'run' he keeps telling me he didnt upload anything like that and the usb device didnt have keylogger software, also im using superantivirus and spyware dector ( cuz apparnetly you can run two spyware programmes togehter) and 1 norton anti virus, where else should i check? also i changed my passwords using on- screen key board and am using that for all passowrds atm

ok thanks so say i put all things i need on to a usb device say music, pictures,videos some software like limerwire vegas pro and and my anti virus stuff (basucally all things i need) once i do this i re-boot laptop to factory settings ( forgot how you do this) and then add a password to HDD and bios ( how would i do this) i should be safe? for future saftey ( will this definetly work or is it a 50/50 chance) thanks lee (also why do people make these devices it only causes havoc)

hi, recently a so called mate came round my house and as i was out of the room he started doing something on my pc, when i came back i realized it was a switchblade 2.0 and he had stole all my passwords and history on the DUMP, i deleted the dump of his switchblade so he didn't have anything ( or does he because i only deleted the dump) anyway now i have read up on it and certain topics say that a usb switchblade 2.0 opens a back door( what is this) and a ghost admin account which could contain a key logger and could use for later acess (how do i find/stop/delete this). this all happened a month ago and since then i have been using the internet for private uses and obviously repeating my password and bank/credit card information, could he be spying on me and gaining Information with a key logger or something or is it impossible or very unlikely, is there a way i can find out? i have norton 360 its not picking up on anything i downloaded avg free trial and it picked up hklm software i then used avast anti virus picked up nothing i then used spyware detector found 18 issues including many cookies a trojan a downloader.belf and 3 password.bift(open office) and a backdoor (open office). is this the usb installed backdoor or not related to the switchblade because i have fixed these with my spy ware detector as it is a paid version, please help the thought of someone watching me or has my info is driving me nuts i cant take it. :( so to sum up did he go away with any information of mine, has he been watcging me since with a keylogger or somehing of this sort how to i find and delete it what is a backdoor and a ghost admin account how to i find and delete or is there nothing to worry because it is unlikely or because my scans are picking up nothing... im not that much of a noob i can be farily techincal but i dont know much in hacking and the registry etc... many thanks lee ------------------------------ its not a computer but a dell xps m1530 laptop