cant delete infected file.
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Name: Anders
Date: December 7, 2002 at 10:25:17 Pacific
Subject: cant delete infected file.OS: win XPCPU/Ram: dunno |
Comment: i have this file that i know is fishy. when i try to delete it, windows says that itīs being used, so i can't. and then the whole system goes ultra-slow because the program i used to try and delete the file takes up 99% of CPU. my antivirus program does not detect anything
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Response Number 1
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Name: tb525
Date: December 7, 2002 at 10:40:17 Pacific
Subject: cant delete infected file.
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Reply: (edit)If the file is in use, You must: 1. Find where its startup call is (registry, win.ini, system.ini etc..)
2. Kill the startup
3. Reboot and delete the file Go here and download and run StartupList then copy and paste the results in a reply. http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/index.html
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Response Number 2
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Name: michael2
Date: December 7, 2002 at 11:16:24 Pacific
Subject: cant delete infected file. |
Reply: (edit)This worked for my PC Win ME...
http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/26306.html
http://www.computing.net/windowsme/wwwboard/forum/26339.html
both above.. ...deleting recycle bin and strange named folders.
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Response Number 3
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Name: Anders
Date: December 7, 2002 at 14:43:35 Pacific
Subject: cant delete infected file. |
Reply: (edit)It seems that what triggers the file to be in use is the very act of trying to delete it.
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Response Number 4
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Name: efabes
Date: December 7, 2002 at 17:38:57 Pacific
Subject: cant delete infected file. |
Reply: (edit)Use a boot disk to start in dos mode. Delete the file from dos. Type del and then the path and the full file name, including the extension (file.exe etc). For example: del c:\windows\filename.bat (press enter).
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Response Number 5
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Name: tb525
Date: December 8, 2002 at 00:42:40 Pacific
Subject: cant delete infected file.
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Reply: (edit)If you delete the file from dos without first removing the 'load' entries, you will recieve an error message everytime you boot. Click Start > Run > type [b]msconfig[/b] and click Ok
On the 'general tab click the 'Selective Startup' radio button. Then click the 'Startup' tab. Locate the file entry and un-check it. apply/ok. Reboot and delete the file. If you get a message about System Configuration utility, Check 'don't show this again...' and close it.
What is the file name?
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