If i format my computer will i get rid of some minor viruses?

Question

Well i think theyre minor... Well one day my antivirus popped up saying plants vs zombies was infected. Its the trial game that comes with pc "supposedly". But i looked it up and since theres 2 plants vs zombies on system it must be it. This is what i looked up "some viruses are renamed to be undetected" and it gave me a common example. So.... If i format (and i dont know how lol) will that fix it? Or....?

Thanks

Answer 1

Even better formatting, you can wipe your hard disk with DBAN CD. This would wipe everything including rootkits.



http://www.trishtech.com/security/wipe_your_hard_disk_using_dban.php

Answer 2

Of-course it will, major minor all. But you will loose all your data. So I advice you to take a backup of all your important files and setups. All your data in the C drive will be lost, that covers up all your installations, my documents, my pictures etc.

And just uninstall the game or delete the folder or rename it. Its not worth to loose your data and time for such a game. Let your anti-virus do its work. Most probably it should take care of it.

Answer 3

plants vs zombies is a video game and if you format your hard drive it will get rid of it and every thing else on your hard drive.