Re: Adware in the Recycler dir?

From: Paul (paul.marsREMOVE_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 10/03/05 

Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 00:29:30 -0400

right click menu:
explore
open
empty recycle bin
properties

that's all.

paul

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uG%23ATY6xFHA.3236@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Right click on the recycle bin icon to see it.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>
> If you knew as much as you think you know,
> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>
>
> "Paul" <paul.marsREMOVE@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:OyV$Gn4xFHA.1028@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> what's that? i do not see it in the program or the help.
>>
>> paul
>>
>> "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eO4ImlyxFHA.2792@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Did you empty the "Norton Protected Recycle Bin" also?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Richard Urban
>>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>>
>>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>>
>>>
>>> "Paul" <paul.marsREMOVE@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>> news:%23s4GaJyxFHA.1168@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>> Norton 2005 anti virus finds file Del6.tmp, threat name
>>>> Adware.180Search and file Del6.tmp, threat name Adware.ZangoSearch,
>>>> both items info: "The file
>>>> E:\RECYCLER\S-1-5-21-682003330-1004336348-2147153767-1003\De3\Del6.tmp
>>>> is a Adware threat."
>>>>
>>>> Norton has a tool to remove Adware.180Search, but that tool does not
>>>> find it on my pc. Their instructions to remove Adware.ZangoSearch are
>>>> to go to add/remove programs and remove it, but it is not there. Also,
>>>> I have explorer set to show all hidden files and folders, display
>>>> contents of system folders, and to not hide protected operating system
>>>> files. The file "S-1-5-21-682003330-1004336348-2147153767-1003" is one
>>>> of several files in that dir, looking inside that, I do not see any
>>>> file beginning with "De" . ie, there is NO \De3\Del6.tmp in explorer. A
>>>> search for del6.tmp or for all tmp files does not find del6.tmp
>>>>
>>>> This is a new install of xp pro and norton would not load until I had
>>>> win security update to sp2 and all other updates. This was the only
>>>> internet activity (win updates) prior to loading norton, then getting
>>>> the latest defs. The first scan or two did not find del6.tmp, they were
>>>> first found after subsequent periodic def downloads.
>>>>
>>>> Prior to going on-line to get the win updates I installed spybot,
>>>> adware, spywareBlaster, and ZoneAlarm. Oh yea, I did download updates
>>>> to these and ran full scans with spybot and adware, prior to
>>>> downloading the win updates.
>>>>
>>>> I have received several updates to norton, adware, spybot and norton
>>>> keeps finding del6.tmp, but adware and spybot never do.
>>>>
>>>> I have run several deletions of all tmp files.
>>>>
>>>> I deleted all files in the recycle bin, rebooted and norton still found
>>>> above.
>>>>
>>>> Norton support was not.
>>>>
>>>> Please help.
>>>>
>>>> paul
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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