The Archdemon KLEZ
Oh sweet jesus, I think I've triumphed without a reinstall. No f34r about ripping the registry to shreds since I had all permission to nuke and pave so I took the puppy apart via symantec's kind advice (support pages) and reinstalled NAV. I wonder what files it deleted and if they're anything critical. I'm running a system scan right now but I think I got rid of the virus. If worst come to worst and some files don't work, I can always send her elsewhere for a reinstall. As much as I love Fukuda-sensei, I don't want to be her tech bitch for eternity. Cause she's outside my department and this is sort of a favor, I know she'd henceforth come to me with any problems her machine has. That, and I'm technically not supposed to even reinstall her OS given that she's using burned copies and codes. But there's a tech IN her department to tell her that

I guess, when it comes down to it, I just get more satisfaction out of ripping that fucker out of the computer than I do giving up and reinstalling and risking the MBR still being infected. I never want to do this again. If anyone else I know gets a virus, I will laugh at them for being stupid enough to ignore installing antivirus software.

Hah.