KW>  JK> Because there would probably be files just laying around on the hard
KW>  JK> drive and taking space, files which I don't need. And also, maybe 
he
KW>  JK> antivirus software did not find all the infected files and then it
KW>  JK> would be safer to format the hard drive instead of risking that you
KW>  JK> might get the virus back.
KW>
KW> you are incredibly paranoid, you know that... if you use an integrity
KW> checker properly you will be able to identify ALL changed files, no
KW> matter what... ergo, no need to worry about viruses slipping through the
KW> cracks...
Stealth viruses are able to infect files without getting detected. Not all of 
them, but there are some of them that won't be detected by the integrity 
checker.
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