Little help please

1huge1

Hey guys I hope this is the right place to post this
But I downloaded 3 pictures of limewire (yes I know completly stupid and now im paying for my mistake) they've saved to my desktop but they seem corrupted of some sorts, they wont open but most importantly they wont delete or move, I can't drag them into other folders like the recycle bin and when I right click them delete is not a option and when I click edit nothing happens

Is there another way of deleting files ive tried add and remove programmes but that didnt work
Please and thankyou

Cuddlesworth

First thing, is your anti-virus software up to date? It needs to be if you choose to use Limewire.

Secondly, re-boot your pc, press F8 before windows starts up(just after bios) and choose the option to start windows in safe mode. Try to delete the files then.

Enright

have you tried to restore to a date prior to the download?

what operating system are you running?

as you said Lime Wire is a no no, i find it to be similiar in many ways to a virus, so remove it and do a virus scan

1huge1

ya im staying away from limewire from now on it was very stupid, im using XP, i restored to a earlier date but it just reverted to old settings the files were still there

Ill try safe mode now
thanks guys ill get back to ya in a few mins to tell ya how it went

1huge1

tried to delete in safe mode but safe thing happened wouldn't delete
please tell me you have another solution

kmick

Try and delete the pictures through Dos. You need a Dos boot disk and then just navigate to where the pics are stored and type del picturename.

1huge1

I don't know if I have a Dos boot disk sorry any other way, im doing a anti virus search at the moment so hopefully that will do something

Mary-Ellen

The delete comand only deletes the links to the file and makes that space available to save stuff
But it doesn't actually overwrite the information in the space so maybe you could try deleting that info.

You could try erasure it's a program that repetedly overwrites the space taken up by the files you point it to.
http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/
Is the version I've used before

Or File Washer
Kind of like erasure but you can choose what you want to write to the space
(like overwritting with another file or oputting in all 1's or something)
http://www.download.com/1-abc-net-File-Washer/3000-2092_4-10586622.html

Best of luck and if you can't figure out how to use one of them give me a shout

Amalgam

Another way would be to boot up a Linux Live CD of some sort and delete the files through that.

1huge1

I dont have a linux live cd but ill try those 2 programmes you mentioned mary-ellen

thanks

1huge1

ok i used File Washer and deleted the files or overwrote them as it says but it says there deleted but they are still on my desktop, is there something im forgetting?

Slow Motion

May or may not work but try

Start
Run
(type) explorer
then click on your desktop, when you get the list of files there right click on the offending file and select properties, down the bottom of the box that comes up you will see attributes, make sure the read only box is not checked and then try to delete from there !

1huge1

properties is not a choice with these files

thebman

Try downloading Spybot and using advanced mode, then go to the secure shredder and try to delete them.

If that doesn't work, you can always, download an Linux Live CD (with NTFS Read/Write support and burn it and boot it up and delete the files with it. If it doesn't have the right permissions, use sudo chmod 777 filename.

ActorSeeksJob

Do this

Please download the self-extracting version of HijackThis from here:

HijackThis_sfx download

Save HijackThis_sfx to your desktop.

Double-click the file then click the Unzip button. Then close the Self-Extractor window.

Using My Computer/Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\HijackThis and double click on HijackThis.exe to run it. If you would like to make a shortcut for your Desktop so it's more easily accessable, right click HijackThis.exe and choose Send To > Desktop (create shortcut).

Please run the extracted HijackThis.exe from now on. Delete any copies of HijackThis.zip that you have saved.

Open HijackThis and click Do a system scan and save a log file. Copy the entire contents of that log and post it here

Gadgetman496

Try Unlocker, it's never ever let me down.

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

Mutant_Fruit

Click start-> run, the write "cmd" and hit enter.

Then type "cd Desktop" and hit enter.

Then type "dir" and hit enter.

look for the names of the files you want to delete. If one is called "my really long filename.ext" you should then type (exactly as follows): del "my really long filename.ext"

That should be able to remove em.

1huge1

I cant use unlocker because when I right click on this file my only options are open,edit,preview,print,open with & send to and half of those don't work like I can't edit it or move it somewere else

trying your idea mutant fruit but when I type cd Desktop into the cmd it says that its not recognized

1huge1

ActorSeeksJob wrote:

Do this

Please download the self-extracting version of HijackThis from here:

HijackThis_sfx download

Save HijackThis_sfx to your desktop.

Double-click the file then click the Unzip button. Then close the Self-Extractor window.

Using My Computer/Windows Explorer, navigate to C:\Program Files\HijackThis and double click on HijackThis.exe to run it. If you would like to make a shortcut for your Desktop so it's more easily accessable, right click HijackThis.exe and choose Send To > Desktop (create shortcut).

Please run the extracted HijackThis.exe from now on. Delete any copies of HijackThis.zip that you have saved.

Open HijackThis and click Do a system scan and save a log file. Copy the entire contents of that log and post it here

I hope this makes more sense to you than it does to me

Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 18:31:38, on 09/06/2007
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)

Running processes:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\csrss.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINDOWS\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\alg.exe
C:\WINDOWS\Explorer.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSTMON_S.EXE
C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logitech\QCDriver3\LVCOMS.EXE
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\svcntaux.exe
C:\Program Files\Logitech\ImageStudio\LogiTray.exe
C:\Program Files\Unlocker\UnlockerAssistant.exe
C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe
C:\WINDOWS\twain_32\CIS600X\WATCH.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdsvc.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe
C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\SDTrayApp.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\WgaTray.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\wuauclt.exe
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
C:\Program Files\HijackThis\HijackThis.exe

O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: (no name) - {7E853D72-626A-48EC-A868-BA8D5E23E045} - (no file)
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\msdxm.ocx
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Resume copy] copyfstq.exe /startup
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [NvCplDaemon] RUNDLL32.EXE NvQTwk,NvCplDaemon initialize
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [KONICA MINOLTA magicolor 2400W STD] C:\WINDOWS\System32\MSTMON_S.EXE STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [AVG7_CC] C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgcc.exe /STARTUP
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [RealTray] C:\Program Files\Real\RealPlayer\RealPlay.exe SYSTEMBOOTHIDEPLAYER
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LVCOMS] C:\Program Files\Common Files\Logitech\QCDriver3\LVCOMS.EXE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LogitechGalleryRepair] C:\Program Files\Logitech\ImageStudio\ISStart.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [LogitechImageStudioTray] C:\Program Files\Logitech\ImageStudio\LogiTray.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_03\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [UnlockerAssistant] "C:\Program Files\Unlocker\UnlockerAssistant.exe"
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [MsnMsgr] "C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\MsnMsgr.Exe" /background
O4 - Startup: Watch.lnk = C:\WINDOWS\twain_32\CIS600X\WATCH.exe
O4 - Global Startup: Logitech Desktop Messenger.lnk = C:\Program Files\Logitech\Desktop Messenger\8876480\Program\LDMConf.exe
O8 - Extra context menu item: E&xport to Microsoft Excel - res://C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\EXCEL.EXE/3000
O9 - Extra button: Research - {92780B25-18CC-41C8-B9BE-3C9C571A8263} - C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\OFFICE11\REFIEBAR.DLL
O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm (file missing)
O9 - Extra button: Real.com - {CD67F990-D8E9-11d2-98FE-00C0F0318AFE} - C:\WINDOWS\System32\Shdocvw.dll
O16 - DPF: {17492023-C23A-453E-A040-C7C580BBF700} (Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Tool) - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=39204
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/V5Controls/en/x86/client/wuweb_site.cab?1180105546022
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{667993C3-1DAF-412D-87F3-758A3508CF3D}: NameServer = 213.94.190.235 213.94.190.195
O18 - Protocol: livecall - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O18 - Protocol: msnim - {828030A1-22C1-4009-854F-8E305202313F} - C:\PROGRA~1\MSNMES~1\MSGRAP~1.DLL
O20 - Winlogon Notify: WgaLogon - C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\WgaLogon.dll
O23 - Service: AVG7 Alert Manager Server (Avg7Alrt) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgamsvr.exe
O23 - Service: AVG7 Update Service (Avg7UpdSvc) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgupsvc.exe
O23 - Service: AVG E-mail Scanner (AVGEMS) - GRISOFT, s.r.o. - C:\PROGRA~1\Grisoft\AVG7\avgemc.exe
O23 - Service: NVIDIA Driver Helper Service (NVSvc) - NVIDIA Corporation - C:\WINDOWS\System32\nvsvc32.exe
O23 - Service: Spyware Doctor Auxiliary Service (sdAuxService) - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\svcntaux.exe
O23 - Service: Spyware Doctor Service (sdCoreService) - PC Tools - C:\Program Files\Spyware Doctor\swdsvc.exe

Gadgetman496

1huge1 wrote:

trying your idea mutant fruit but when I type cd Desktop into the cmd it says that its not recognized

Your DOS path to your desktop would be like this:

C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Desktop

So you would type the full string

ActorSeeksJob

Well it's not a spyware issue

Few things you should do though

Run HijackThis, click "Do a system scan only" and check these entries in bold

O9 - Extra button: Related - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm (file missing)
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Show &Related Links - {c95fe080-8f5d-11d2-a20b-00aa003c157a} - C:\WINDOWS\web\related.htm (file missing)


Then click "Fix checked"


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* Click Start > Control Panel.
* Click Add/Remove Programs.
* Check any item with Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in the name.
* Click the Remove or Change/Remove button.

Download the latest version of Java Runtime Environment (JRE), and install it to your computer from
here


Your using an old version of Adobe Acrobat Reader, this can leave your pc open to vulnerabilities, you can update it here :
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html


Also go here and update to Service Pack 2 or else you are going to leave your PC extremely vulnerable to spyware
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/

1huge1

gadgetman496 wrote:

Your DOS path to your desktop would be like this:

C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Desktop

So you would type the full string

tried that and this came up
documents is not recognized as an internet or external command,operable program or batch file

Gadgetman496

1huge1 wrote:

tried that and this came up
documents is not recognized as an internet or external command,operable program or batch file

Click: START

Click: RUN

type: cmd & hit enter

at the black screen with the c:\ prompt, type the command

C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Desktop

Replace the "Your User Name" with your actual user name & make sure you adhere to the spaces in the above string.

1huge1

I did that and the same message came up, I tried it with my latop and it worked so there must be something wrong with my computer

whoever created this file he sure didnt want it to leave my computer