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Ried · 11-10-2008, 06:09 AM

I'll be honest - if my system had been hit with the infections you named, I would backup my documents, bookmarks, pics, etc., and reformat.

At this time, I am unaware of any malware that can get into the Recovery Partition, but I'm sure you feel the same way I do that it's only a matter of time before they find a way. My HP gave me the option to burn the Recovery Partition to CD or DVD (for me, it took 8 CD's) via Start>All Programs>HP Tools. I would think Vaio would offer something similar, as shown and discussed here.

Let me know if you've found that option.

11-10-2008, 06:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
Ried Assistant Manager, TSF Academy; Moderator/Analyst Security Team Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 26,562 OS: WinXP and Vista	Re: Infected by trojans in pseudo-codec I'll be honest - if my system had been hit with the infections you named, I would backup my documents, bookmarks, pics, etc., and reformat. At this time, I am unaware of any malware that can get into the Recovery Partition, but I'm sure you feel the same way I do that it's only a matter of time before they find a way. My HP gave me the option to burn the Recovery Partition to CD or DVD (for me, it took 8 CD's) via Start>All Programs>HP Tools. I would think Vaio would offer something similar, as shown and discussed here. Let me know if you've found that option. __________________ Member of ASAP since 2005 Member of UNITE since 2006 "It is one life whether we spend it laughing or weeping." "Take the time to laugh--it is the music of the soul."