Re: Removing a suspect file

From: Steven L Umbach (sumbach_at_nospam-ameritech.net)
Date: 01/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 01:12:41 GMT

You might try booting into safe mode which will be a bare bones operating
system for troubleshooting and try to delete it from there. Sometimes
renaming it and then using command prompt will help such as del filename,
either using full path to the file or being in the same folder. See the KB
link below for more advanced instructions. --- Steve

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320081
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

"TSJ" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1fe801c3e059$bd9f49f0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Using an anti-virus program, I discovered 3 strange files
> on my hard drive that had not been innoculated. I
> investigated them using (Properties) and they seem to be
> the work of scripters (Product Name: "totally"
> Version: "we rule" etc.) I was able to delete two of these
> files to the Recycle Bin and empty the Bin, but the
> remaining one is a problem. Whenever I click to delete
> this file an alert box pops up that says something
> like "Cannot delete this file as it is running in
> Windows". I believe it is in my Windows/System folder.
>
> How can I get rid of this file? Using DOS? I am very
> unfamiliar with DOS so specific steps and command/syntax
> help would be greatly appreciated. My hard drive is
> labeled "c"
>
> ThankQ,
> TSJ
>

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