Hi Ronnie,
Do you have access to the CD's that came with your PC?
In reformatting you wipe the drive clean with those CD's and start fresh with a new Operating System, just like the day you bought it.
You will lose all your programs and files but, you can back your files up to a flash drive or CD's before the reformat to ensure you can put them back on when you're ready to do so.
I don't recommend backing up any executable files for programs. They can always be reinstalled later.
If you let me know what you plan to do: continue with the disinfection or reformat I can direct you to the proper forum so you can get help from our other Staff and members. Currently, only pre-approved users can respond to this topic.