When you know your computer is working properly and is safe, make a backup image on to an external drive. I make three copies on to three external drives in case of any loss or failure. Keep your images updated, and keep older versions so you can go back. Make an updated new image every week. If you do get a problem because of a bad installation or you get a Virus of some type, you simply re-image back from the backup. The image will be a block by block copy of the backed up image, and thus erasing everything including the MBR (Master Boot Record), FAT (File Allocation Tables), and the DIR (Directory Tables). One day the hard drive in your laptop may fail. All hard drives eventually fail. Laptops are moved around and the hard drive is small and is not running under very cool temperature conditions because of being in a compact area. I have had laptop hard drives fail on occasion, and I simply restore the new drive. I have a number of super micro file servers. The system drives are RAID. I once got hit by a virus in a bad download. I simply restored from backup in about 40 minutes. Perfect. I have also had a bad installation of software, and wanted to restore the computer back. No problem with using a previous image to do the restore.
Not great advice because most computer manufacturers no longer give installation discs even if a laptop still had an optical drive. Most don't today. They are even eliminating them on desktops. If you get rid of the hard drive how can you get the OS, and any programs associated with your purchase, from the manufacturer? How could you reinstall something you don't have? The manufacturer puts a recovery sector on the hard drive. It also has other information that the manufacturer can see to automatically download software that came with your computer or that you purchased. If you toss the hard drive you are also tossing away any money you spent on the software you purchased or software that came with the computer.
When you know your computer is working properly and is safe, make a backup image on to an external drive. I make three copies on to three external drives in case of any loss or failure. Keep your images updated, and keep older versions so you can go back. Make an updated new image every week. If you do get a problem because of a bad installation or you get a Virus of some type, you simply re-image back from the backup. The image will be a block by block copy of the backed up image, and thus erasing everything including the MBR (Master Boot Record), FAT (File Allocation Tables), and the DIR (Directory Tables). One day the hard drive in your laptop may fail. All hard drives eventually fail. Laptops are moved around and the hard drive is small and is not running under very cool temperature conditions because of being in a compact area. I have had laptop hard drives fail on occasion, and I simply restore the new drive. I have a number of super micro file servers. The system drives are RAID. I once got hit by a virus in a bad download. I simply restored from backup in about 40 minutes. Perfect. I have also had a bad installation of software, and wanted to restore the computer back. No problem with using a previous image to do the restore.
Unless Geek Field Notes offers a reason for why booting from a virus free disk (CD ROM or flash drive, for example), and using that bootable media as the foundation for erasing and re-creating all partitions, and reformatting the target drive, will not be sufficient for irradiating the keylogger, virus, etc (everything), then I do not agree that it is necessary to toss out a working drive, and incur the cost of a new drive. If the bad code got into the firmware, then that, too, can be reinstalled/updated via a clean boot device. If Geek Field Notes was just keeping it simple, then that is fine. But not everyone has spare hard drive $$ available. Also, this video gives the impression that a ""complete bastard" virus is, perhaps, not "data" based, but rather it is "biologically" based. After all, if a virus somehow is beyond being deleted via partitioning and formatting, then is must be a life form? To my knowledge, any offensive software (virus, key logger, trojan, worm, ransomware, etc) is just that -- it is software. It is software coded to be malicious. But it is still software. So under what circumstances should someone not use the option to re-partition, re-format, and re-install the OS?
So many people are against the idea that he did suggest about getting a new hardware drive, Well yeah probably not most of people can afford replacing that incase they're a huge target to these hackers that are always going to re keylogg you back, BUT HONESTLY i do agree with the man because i've that thing with my personality, I get pretty crazy when i think i am keylogged i dont even think straight or feel uncomfortable to do anything personal on my computer anymore unless ( I formate my entire hardware drive, and re install a new operating system and learn from past experience about not clicking stuff that i shouldnt be clicking or reciving stuff from people i shouldnt be reciving files from )
I have to do this, so many files prob gonna regret this but at the same time prob worth it. It's mostly my discord acc it's logging so ye........... I'm gonna do the windows reset thingy
This is horrible advice. Just because you cannot fix it right away, don't just go out and buy a hard drive to replace it. Try to understand the problem first and then try to remove the keylogger software. There is plenty of sites and references to do this.
I reformatted my MacBook after having accounts hacked into and it stopped for a while, but is starting up again. I am thinking I might need a whole new laptop altogether now 😅 I pretty much nuked the thing and still have issues with it😭 starting over is probably the right call
I clicked a link and it downloaded a keylogger but I instantly deleted it from my hard drive and browser, and cleared the cache of my browser how can I find to see if it is effecting me??
Hi I had a home invasion and no items stolen. There was evadince that the pension sat down in pc chair. My acct's have ben mesd with. I keep't all my accts and passwords on a text file. So its eather data theft or keyloger's. I have OMV NAS(Odroid SBC), 2 tablets, mifi Router(at&t cellular internet) 3 phone's and 2 laptop's that all us the same network. One tablet, desctop, one laptop,one phone, the nas and the mifi router was passably physically tamped with. What should I throw away ? Ram, grafix card, tablet's, phone's, HDD, SSD, SD card's and so on ? And what order should I do cleaning up if keept ? Do I do firm wear first than partition(for MBR viris) than format ? I am a very pore persion based on posestion(monye).
When you say take out the hard drive and replace it with a new one, do you mean literally just that? Or will formatting the drive do just as well? I always thought formatting a drive meant basically wiping the whole thing clean, so anything malicious on there would essentially disappear.
CompSciGuyIT In theory yes but not always. To be safe I would buy a new hard drive but if your really not wanting to spend the money, formatting and re installing the os is an option.
Eli's suggestion is extreme, but it is the only way to know for sure a keylogger is gone. Personally I boot with ubcd and run parted magic to copy things i want to save to a usb stick. Then run active kill disk under HDD>disk wiping. While wiping i scan the usb stick using a computer with good protection that you don't mind wiping if needed (run mse, housecall and malwarebytes on it). Once zero'd reinstall windows, update, restore etc. I've never had that fail, but Eli's suggestion is the only almost complete way to wipe it (some infections can get into firmware of components too, but that is very rare).
Thanks for all the input. I suppose it depends largely on the system you have and whether you think it's worth the risk to take the chance. I imagine in a business environment, even a 1% chance isn't worth the risk.
I cant throw my hard drive... but like a month ago all my account passwords and emails where messed up from a hacker. MNy battlenet got hacked they had to disable my account. But I got back to them and they switched emails for me. and now it is starting to happen again I think. I got home and i have 2 emails from 2 other email accounts I have for google saying "security alert" just changed them all. really need help. My intagram got hacked my discord got hacked and someone spammed links on my discord servers. all fucked up please someone help me. if my battlenet account get hacked again and they need to disable it then i guess they perm delete it......
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When you know your computer is working properly and is safe, make a backup image on to an external drive. I make three copies on to three external drives in case of any loss or failure. Keep your images updated, and keep older versions so you can go back. Make an updated new image every week.
If you do get a problem because of a bad installation or you get a Virus of some type, you simply re-image back from the backup. The image will be a block by block copy of the backed up image, and thus erasing everything including the MBR (Master Boot Record), FAT (File Allocation Tables), and the DIR (Directory Tables).
One day the hard drive in your laptop may fail. All hard drives eventually fail. Laptops are moved around and the hard drive is small and is not running under very cool temperature conditions because of being in a compact area. I have had laptop hard drives fail on occasion, and I simply restore the new drive.
I have a number of super micro file servers. The system drives are RAID. I once got hit by a virus in a bad download. I simply restored from backup in about 40 minutes. Perfect. I have also had a bad installation of software, and wanted to restore the computer back. No problem with using a previous image to do the restore.
Not great advice because most computer manufacturers no longer give installation discs even if a laptop still had an optical drive. Most don't today. They are even eliminating them on desktops. If you get rid of the hard drive how can you get the OS, and any programs associated with your purchase, from the manufacturer? How could you reinstall something you don't have? The manufacturer puts a recovery sector on the hard drive. It also has other information that the manufacturer can see to automatically download software that came with your computer or that you purchased. If you toss the hard drive you are also tossing away any money you spent on the software you purchased or software that came with the computer.
When you know your computer is working properly and is safe, make a backup image on to an external drive. I make three copies on to three external drives in case of any loss or failure. Keep your images updated, and keep older versions so you can go back. Make an updated new image every week.
If you do get a problem because of a bad installation or you get a Virus of some type, you simply re-image back from the backup. The image will be a block by block copy of the backed up image, and thus erasing everything including the MBR (Master Boot Record), FAT (File Allocation Tables), and the DIR (Directory Tables).
One day the hard drive in your laptop may fail. All hard drives eventually fail. Laptops are moved around and the hard drive is small and is not running under very cool temperature conditions because of being in a compact area. I have had laptop hard drives fail on occasion, and I simply restore the new drive.
I have a number of super micro file servers. The system drives are RAID. I once got hit by a virus in a bad download. I simply restored from backup in about 40 minutes. Perfect. I have also had a bad installation of software, and wanted to restore the computer back. No problem with using a previous image to do the restore.
that's where restore disks or drive comes in before you first go online after you buy a new computer!
Boot into safe mode < Delete the program < unless it's in a root kit your good to go
Question is, how do you really know if you have one (i mean a rootkit)? is there a free antivirus or software that 100% tell you about this?
What sucks is when they get a route kit on your bios. It’s a lot easier to throw away a hard drive, than a motherboard.
Unless Geek Field Notes
offers a reason for why booting from a virus free disk (CD ROM or flash drive, for example), and using that bootable media as the foundation for erasing and re-creating all partitions, and reformatting the target drive, will not be sufficient for irradiating the keylogger, virus, etc (everything), then I do not agree that it is necessary to toss out a working drive, and incur the cost of a new drive.
If the bad code got into the firmware, then that, too, can be reinstalled/updated via a clean boot device.
If Geek Field Notes
was just keeping it simple, then that is fine. But not everyone has spare hard drive $$ available.
Also, this video gives the impression that a ""complete bastard" virus is, perhaps, not "data" based, but rather it is "biologically" based. After all, if a virus somehow is beyond being deleted via partitioning and formatting, then is must be a life form?
To my knowledge, any offensive software (virus, key logger, trojan, worm, ransomware, etc) is just that -- it is software. It is software coded to be malicious. But it is still software. So under what circumstances should someone not use the option to re-partition, re-format, and re-install the OS?
Exactly! This guy is over the top.
Agent Smith was also a software. Look what he managed to do to the computer he was in 😳😳😳
So many people are against the idea that he did suggest about getting a new hardware drive, Well yeah probably not most of people can afford replacing that incase they're a huge target to these hackers that are always going to re keylogg you back, BUT HONESTLY i do agree with the man because i've that thing with my personality, I get pretty crazy when i think i am keylogged i dont even think straight or feel uncomfortable to do anything personal on my computer anymore unless ( I formate my entire hardware drive, and re install a new operating system and learn from past experience about not clicking stuff that i shouldnt be clicking or reciving stuff from people i shouldnt be reciving files from )
i downloaded a tool for a game to let you have skins and it didnt work and next day my steam password and email got changed
Same
If it is hardware keylogger unplug the keyboard and remove the device.
This worked, thank you!
Or Eli, you can try a system restore point lol.
Problem is keyloggers can hide in system restore.
Bassam Shuhaibar knows his friend the Jordanian bodybuilder hacked and stalked me
Hey what about keylogger in phone?
dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=8M
And you torch the damn thing to the ground :D
And whats that supposed to be? A CMD command?
I have to do this, so many files prob gonna regret this but at the same time prob worth it. It's mostly my discord acc it's logging so ye........... I'm gonna do the windows reset thingy
can u make a video on how to do all the things u said, cause it is easier for me to watch a video then to listen to directions
This is horrible advice. Just because you cannot fix it right away, don't just go out and buy a hard drive to replace it. Try to understand the problem first and then try to remove the keylogger software. There is plenty of sites and references to do this.
if they delete the exe and you just recycle it in the recycle bin,will the key logger still be there?
I reformatted my MacBook after having accounts hacked into and it stopped for a while, but is starting up again. I am thinking I might need a whole new laptop altogether now 😅 I pretty much nuked the thing and still have issues with it😭 starting over is probably the right call
It's probably not your mac Book then. Maybe a mobile device you use. Also, it could be something simple like an infection in the browser.
Mr. Shuhaibar's CIA
How long a year?
I clicked a link and it downloaded a keylogger but I instantly deleted it from my hard drive and browser, and cleared the cache of my browser how can I find to see if it is effecting me??
Anything happend to you since then? Need update
well
what about on an iphone? They injected it through a phishing link
When I have had key loggers I download malware bytes and that does the job. I've tried doing a quick windows reinstall but that hasn't helped.
please help me man... what do i need to do. this is such a big problem for me. for like a month now!!!!
yay for being hacked
Dislikes are from hackers
If you're computer is a little slow, format the HD? No.
What a joke if your computer is slow then format a hard drive ? stupid. over kill. But if you got a keylogger then it is a good advice. lol
Would you do the same with a SSD ?
Hi I had a home invasion and no items stolen. There was evadince that the pension sat down in pc chair. My acct's have ben mesd with. I keep't all my accts and passwords on a text file. So its eather data theft or keyloger's. I have OMV NAS(Odroid SBC), 2 tablets, mifi Router(at&t cellular internet) 3 phone's and 2 laptop's that all us the same network. One tablet, desctop, one laptop,one phone, the nas and the mifi router was passably physically tamped with. What should I throw away ? Ram, grafix card, tablet's, phone's, HDD, SSD, SD card's and so on ? And what order should I do cleaning up if keept ? Do I do firm wear first than partition(for MBR viris) than format ? I am a very pore persion based on posestion(monye).
OMG I remember that little robot arm thing in the background. I had that too. Good old days.
It's a Radio Shack Armatron.
My friend just say just restar it 4 times i dont think.its true
lol
When you say take out the hard drive and replace it with a new one, do you mean literally just that? Or will formatting the drive do just as well?
I always thought formatting a drive meant basically wiping the whole thing clean, so anything malicious on there would essentially disappear.
He means take the hard drive out and throw it in the trash go to the store buy a new hard drive and install it.
smexy1234 _
But why wouldn't a format work? Or doesn't formatting a drive remove everything?
CompSciGuyIT In theory yes but not always. To be safe I would buy a new hard drive but if your really not wanting to spend the money, formatting and re installing the os is an option.
Eli's suggestion is extreme, but it is the only way to know for sure a keylogger is gone. Personally I boot with ubcd and run parted magic to copy things i want to save to a usb stick. Then run active kill disk under HDD>disk wiping. While wiping i scan the usb stick using a computer with good protection that you don't mind wiping if needed (run mse, housecall and malwarebytes on it). Once zero'd reinstall windows, update, restore etc. I've never had that fail, but Eli's suggestion is the only almost complete way to wipe it (some infections can get into firmware of components too, but that is very rare).
Thanks for all the input. I suppose it depends largely on the system you have and whether you think it's worth the risk to take the chance. I imagine in a business environment, even a 1% chance isn't worth the risk.
What if you have a bootkit ?
I cant throw my hard drive... but like a month ago all my account passwords and emails where messed up from a hacker. MNy battlenet got hacked they had to disable my account. But I got back to them and they switched emails for me. and now it is starting to happen again I think. I got home and i have 2 emails from 2 other email accounts I have for google saying "security alert" just changed them all. really need help. My intagram got hacked my discord got hacked and someone spammed links on my discord servers. all fucked up please someone help me. if my battlenet account get hacked again and they need to disable it then i guess they perm delete it......
My key thing got stolen
Not very good already had to throw 3 phones. Someone needs to build a app for that too bad I was hacked out of cyber sec
Well this not good
I need help please someone helpppppp
Got trojan keylogged, if i restart and delete everything on my computer would it be gone?
Yes
_You crazy!_
Buenardo
Terrible advice