Malke
Wed Feb 02 18:11:10 CST 2005
DigitalRidah wrote:
> Hey, I dled something of the internet, and it only opened and went to
> a black screen and closed. I tried to delete the file after restarting
> but it tells me the file is currently in use. I am assuming its a
> virus, How can I find a way to delete the file?
Can you get into Safe Mode? Assuming that you can, if you do not have a
current antivirus installed (and you should), start by running
TrendMicro's Sysclean:
TrendMicro's Sysclean is an extensive antivirus tool which has the
advantage of not needing to be installed. It requires two parts - the
scanning engine and the virus pattern files.
1. Create a new folder on your Desktop or the C: drive named something
useful like "Sysclean".
2. Go here and download the two parts of the program to that folder:
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp - Sysclean
http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp - virus pattern files
The pattern files will be zipped - extract them with your unzipper (like
WinZip) or if you have XP, you can just open the folder. You need to
put the extracted files in the Sysclean folder you made.
3. Restart your computer in Safe Mode. Get into Safe Mode by repeatedly
tapping the F8 key as the computer is starting up to get to the proper
menu.
4. Go to the Sysclean folder you made and double-click on sysclean.com.
Start the scan. After the scan is finished, look at the log. You may
need to make a note of where any viruses were found if they were not
able to be removed so you can manually delete them.
After you've done that, get and install a full-featured av, update its
definitions, and scan again in Safe Mode. Then continue your
housecleaning by removing non-viral malware with tools like Ad-aware
and Spybot Search & Destroy. Update all tools first and do the initial
scans in Safe Mode.
Malke
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