The problem with formatting is that the info is still there – it is the record of where exactly it is that gets deleted on a quick format (deletion of File Allocation Table – FAT). With a "full" format the sectors are rewritten and until there is new data in that sector it can still be recovered. In theory a particularly prevalent virus could recover itself (although I have no evidence to suggest this has happened or does happen)

In all honesty though – a virus infection should not result in you having to format. Do the following and you should be able to rid yourself of your current infection and help prevent future attacks.

Go to

http://mybranding.info/googlepack.php

download and install and this will get you free spyware doctor.

Then

go to

http://mybranding.info/free.php and

download and install AVG (free antivirus)

Run both.

Restart – both programs will auto start with booting the PC and should innoculate your system. Both are resource friendly and will update regularly keeping you and your system in tip top shape!

If the format is successful, yes. But sometimes Spyware can ghost itself into the formatter, and prevent it from being removed.

I’d reccomend nuking the hard drive with nuker from source forge, and then booting from a Windows disk and format there.

Hope this helps, and good luck.