re: aurora virus Sunday, June 26, 2005 at 1:41 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Ms. Eagle (33507 messages posted) No, "fdisk /mbr" does NOT format the drive. That's command rewrites the master boot record. If you decide to go the formatting route, I suggest you start a new thread for advice. I think the aurora removal procedure would be a simpler way to go. That's just me. I know it 'looks' overwhelming, but I'd give a try. People have learned a lot in the process of cleaning malware off their system, so it wouldn't be in vain. Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites Written in response to: re: aurora virus (anu: Sunday, June 26, 2005 at 12:28 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] aurora virus (anu: Sat, Jun 25, 2005, 11:52 am) re: aurora virus (Ms. Eagle: Sat, Jun 25, 2005, 12:51 pm) re: aurora virus (anu: Sun, Jun 26, 2005, 12:28 pm) re: aurora virus (Ms. Eagle: Sun, Jun 26, 2005, 1:41 pm) re: aurora virus (Ms. Eagle: Sun, Jun 26, 2005, 2:08 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum