Re: weird system files
From: Doug Knox MS-MVP (dknox_at_mvps.org)
Date: 07/09/05
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Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 23:49:44 -0400
As long as you're sure they're not virus files, or other malware, click Start, Run and enter CMD. Enter ATTRIB /? for the command line options for ATTRIB (Attribute). You can clear the System bit on one, or more files.
-- Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes http://www.dougknox.com -------------------------------- Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm -------------------------------- Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit. Unsolicited e-mail is not answered. "John" <JOhn6328@mchsi.com> wrote in message news:%23$aRSUDhFHA.320@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > I'm pretty sure I'm virus free. I use Avast, PestPatrol, and Win Patrol. > I'm also very caeful. Also running XP 2 so it tells me if the virus > thing isn't up to date. > > I believe it has something to do with transfering files from cd's and my > little hard disk usb port thing. They are all picture files. > > I used sophos for awhile but had truoble updating it. > > John > > David H. Lipman wrote: > >> From: "John" <JOhn6328@mchsi.com> >> >> | I have a number of files marked as system files which shouldn't be. >> | jpg's zip's other picture files doc files etc. etc. They were copied >> | from disks of one sort or another. >> | >> | How does this happen? How can I reverse it? When I defrag it leaves >> | these files spread out all over the disk. Every time I go to manipulate >> | them in some way xp complains about it. >> | >> | Help >> | >> | Thanks >> | >> | John >> >> >> Download MULTI_AV.EXE from the URL -- >> http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe >> >> It is a self-extracting ZIP file that contains the Kixtart Script Interpreter { >> http://kixtart.org Kixtart is CareWare } three batch files, five Kixtart scripts, one Link >> (.LNK) file, this PDF instruction file and two utilities; UNZIP.EXE and WGET.EXE. It will >> simplify the process of using up to 3 different Anti Virus Command Line Scanners to remove >> viruses and various other malware. >> >> C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT -- { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS} >> This will bring up the initial menu of choices and should be executed in Normal Mode. This >> way all the components can be downloaded from each AV vendor’s web site. >> The choices are; Sophos, Trend, McAfee, Exit the menu and Reboot the PC. >> >> You can choose to go to each menu item and just download the needed files or you can >> download the files and perform a scan in Normal Mode. Once you have downloaded the files >> needed for each scanner you want to use, you should reboot the PC into Safe Mode [F8 key >> during boot] and re-run the menu again and choose which scanner you want to run in Safe >> Mode. It is suggested to run the scanners in both Safe Mode and Normal Mode. >> >> When the menu is displayed hitting 'H' or 'h' will bring up a more comprehensive PDF help >> file. >> >> To use this utility, perform the following... >> Execute; Multi_AV.exe { Note: You must use the default folder C:\AV-CLS } >> Choose; Unzip >> Choose; Close >> >> Execute; C:\AV-CLS\StartMenu.BAT >> { or Double-click on 'Start Menu' in C:\AV-CLS } >> >> NOTE: You may have to disable your software FireWall or allow WGET.EXE and/or FTP.EXE to go >> through your FireWall to allow them to download the needed AV vendor related files. >> >> * * * Please report back your results * * * >> >>
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