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Can't Delete Folder
Name: hflippin Date: September 7, 2005 at 21:36:37 Pacific OS: WinXP CPU/Ram: 512
Comment:
My computer has been hacked and the hacker has left folders and files. The files can be deleted, but I can't delete the folders. Here is the message displayed when trying to delete. "CANNOT DELETE FILE: CANNOT READ FROM THE SOURCE FILE OR DISK." Any suggestions?
Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks
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Response Number 3
Name: Dirty_Sanchez Date: September 8, 2005 at 15:33:07 Pacific
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hacker or spyware?
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Response Number 4
Name: hflippin Date: September 10, 2005 at 08:18:07 Pacific
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None of the above worked. My computer had someone come in via an open FTP connection. Now closed! One of the folders has junk files which I can't delete. Same message. Any more suggestions?
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Response Number 5
Name: Dirty_Sanchez Date: September 10, 2005 at 11:25:51 Pacific
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try loggin in as a different user and browsing to the folder. first rename it, then reboot and try to delete it again (still in a different account)
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Response Number 6
Name: hflippin Date: September 10, 2005 at 23:37:12 Pacific
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I have tried all the above suggestions. Still can't delete the folders or files.
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Response Number 7
Name: Dirty_Sanchez Date: September 11, 2005 at 12:34:24 Pacific
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make sure you open task manager and stop any suspicious processes before trying to delete it.
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