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Removing high level mal/spyware

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  • 30-08-2013 5:43pm
    #1
    defforirl
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭


    Hello,

    In several months time I travelling to a country in the far east for a 4 month work contract. The government there is paranoid in the extreme, I have been told that due to the nature of the work all electronic devices will be inspected as I arrive and depart again. I have been reliably told that mal/spyware will be installed on any laptops brought into the country. Is there a way I can get rid of any potentially unwanted software like this?

    A friend suggested using the original software discs to f-disk the hardrive, I have everything backed up online and on external's all ready.


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    #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    The only way you can be sure is to wipe the laptop and reinstall, so as you said create an image and when you return wipe and re-image.

    Where are you going?


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    bcorden
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭bcorden


    Would agree that the only way to be 100% sure is to wipe the laptop and restore to original factory build. As a soft option you could try to put a firewall on the laptop and monitor what applications are connecting to the internet. You can also block anything that you are unsure of?


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