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It’s probably a statement written for less sophisticated users. Some people just don’t have the skill to do a total system wipe and restore, but they don’t want them to continue using a compromised computer so this is the only advice they have. If you know enough to format the drive and reinstall from a known good

What good would replacing your computer do to stop someone hacking into your Facebook account? If the issue is malware on your computer replacing it is going too far. Doing a factory rebuild on your computer would suffice as software is easily wiped. If the firmware on the components get infected (something that