Re: Is it a virus corrputing my files or something else?

From: CJSnet (usenet_at_the-simpsonTEETH.tv)
Date: 12/23/03 

Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 00:55:05 -0000

I already have VirusScan installed, with the latest updates daily, and no
virus is found. That is the strange thing - it doesn't appear to be a
Trojan or anything (I have their Personal Firewall too). But yet still I
discover more corrupted files every few days, that definitely weren't
corrupt hours earlier. It's like my hard drive is slowly eating itself. 

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"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message
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> Go to McAfee (http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp) and/or Trend
> (http://housecall.antivirus.com ) and perform an online scan of your
platform.
>
> Please report back your results.
>
> Dave
>
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>
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> "CJSnet" <usenet@the-simpsonTEETH.tv> wrote in message
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> | Hi, I have the following error when I try to delete corrupted .exe
files,
> | and it seems every week I discover more corrupt files popping up:
> |
> | Cannot delete <filename>: Access is denied.
> | Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is
not
> | currently in use.
> |
> | And when I try to open them:
> | Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file.  You may not
have
> | the appropriate permissions to access the item.
> |
> | When I go to Properties, what used to be normal WinXP exe files now have
the
> | Properties for an MS-DOS program!  There isn't even a security tab.
> |
> | They used to have application icons, but since corrupting, they only
have
> | the 'MS-DOS window' icon.
> |
> | *Please note, this is NOT due to permissions or security - I'm a full
> | administrator and the files aren't locked.*
> |
> | I've run a full disk check with CHKDSK with bad sector scan, twice, but
it
> | didn't make the files deletable.  I also can't delete them from safe
mode.
> |
> | Is there a better disk check program that will?
> |
> | Any idea what caused this?  Hard drive, virus, Windows?
> |
> | Thanks in advance.
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