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Possible infection - Lost drivers

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GeniusMagic
August 10, 2014, 2:13 PM UTC
Hi - I have windows vista installed on my dell laptop.
I recently tried installing WinRar software from a website( not sure if it was a bad site ) and while it was completing installation, my computer crashed and I got blue screen. After that it stopped coming up at all. There was no display.
Anyways, I somehow managed to re install windows and my computer is back up but I still fear that I have got some infection. I hear weird noises from the computer at times and some of the drivers in the device manager have yellow marks.

How can I ensure if my computer is healthy or there has been some damage done by the apparently rogue software that I tried to install

Thanks for your help
Cypher Admin/Teacher
August 11, 2014, 12:00 PM UTC

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