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Canot delete virus
Name: cesar Date: August 11, 2002 at 12:56:55 Pacific
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can anyone tell me what the best way to delete a virus that says canot delete file because it is in use. What is the best way to to delete such a file. any help would be appreciate it.
Name: michael2 Date: August 11, 2002 at 13:51:04 Pacific
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What virus/messages do you get ? It may be the hoax message that is sent around...
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Response Number 2
Name: cesar Date: August 11, 2002 at 13:56:03 Pacific
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i do an online virus scan at trend micro and i get the message TROJ SENA1MAKR.A C:/RESTORE ARCHIVE\FS36.C.. when i try to delete this it says it canot delete beacuse teh filoe is in use how do i remove this
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Response Number 3
Name: michael2 Date: August 11, 2002 at 14:09:45 Pacific
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You may have to disable 'System Restore' to purge it by.... START - SETTINGS - CONTROL PANEL - SYSTEM - PERFORMANCE - FILE SYSTEM - TROUBLE SHOOTING - put a tick in the box next to DISABLE SYSTEM RESTORE - click APPLY - OK -then shut down the PC for two minutes. Start the PC and re-enable SYSTEM RESTORE as above. Then do another online scan. See what others on this site say first before doing the above, and post back your results here for others to see.
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Response Number 4
Name: michael2 Date: August 11, 2002 at 14:13:24 Pacific
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Are you running Win ME ?
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Response Number 5
Name: cesar Date: August 11, 2002 at 16:51:34 Pacific
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yes im i have windows millenium are these trjan virusees really bad or what i had never had one before.
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Response Number 6
Name: Avinator Date: August 11, 2002 at 18:38:50 Pacific
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The system restore is a good idea..Also, download a trial version of "Cleaner" a trojan hunter that will take care of the little pest !
http://www.moosoft.com/
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Response Number 7
Name: michael2 Date: August 12, 2002 at 12:59:15 Pacific
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I have the free SWAT IT anti-Trojan prog from http://lockdowncorp.com/bots/downloadswatit.html You will find more info at www.wilders.org & www.thepublicworks.com Windows protects files that are in use and some viruses use this to their advantage. By disabling SYSTEM RESTORE, this empties out this folder and hopefully the virus with it. When you start up your machine again be sure to re-enable SYSTEM RESTORE. I think you get a message to make a restore point because you have deleted all the previous points, accept this and make a restore point, and do another online virus check. When you are clean you can get the free prog SWAT IT or a 30 day free trial of Trojan Hunter from www.wilders.org If all this works, post back for others to see. PS I have Win ME and have had to disable SYSTEM RESTORE because of a virus in there. All is OK now.
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Response Number 8
Name: Sanj Date: September 24, 2002 at 04:03:09 Pacific
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I have a file on the computer that says its a media file (video), but when I play it, nothing happens, and when I try to delete it, its says the file is in use...I think its a virus, but the "Swat-it" program, and the Trend Search didn't pick it up...what can I do? It's made my system become very very slow. I have Windows ME.
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