My mom bought a used laptop absolutely riddled with spyware, linux isn't an option

  • Pretzilla@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    No need to download anything, no iso creation, no thumb drives.

    Just reset the current installation and select the option to wipe everything and start over. Google it or just poke through the settings menu.

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      1 year ago

      Except if the malware has already infected the recovery partition or completely removed it. Personally I'd take no chances and just nuke the HDD and perform a fresh install.