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chris9
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1. November 2005 @ 04:59 |
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i downloaded something for to install, and when i got it downloaded nortons came up and said that it is a virus, but i dont think that it is activated yet cuz i never installed it yet, and when i try to delete the install it says that it is in use by another program, so i want to know how to delete the install
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1. November 2005 @ 05:57 |
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chris9,
You can try diable norton temporily and go ahead to delete your download programme.
Your download was held back by your norton that is why.
I have used norton security including anti-virus and found it a stupid dump software that ate up a lot of your pc memory.
This will cause your pc to slow down and even freeze. Another one is Mcafee securities including anti-virus and spyware software they used to ate up a lot of your memory resources causing your pc to stop function or even freeze and you even cant get rid of even you press alt+ctrl+del from the task manager.
In order to totally remove norton from your system you got to download a tool from norton website to remover the register file.
If I were you, I will stop using norton. I manage to catch a few viruses by using avg anti-virus software that not even norton or mcafee can do it........at that time I was having the latest norton definition file.
Norton and Mcafee is not free and not forgetting you have to pay for yearly subscription which is pretty expensive....
Right now, there are some anti-virus software which are far more superior than norton and mcafee.
There are AVG, ANTVIR, and AVAST just to name a few....
And the most important is they are free with permanent update of definintion file almost daily automaticaly.
The link for avg anti-virus software is :- http://www.download.com/3001-2239_4-10342876.html?idl=n
If you want to clean your register file you can download crap cleaner (freeware) at http://www.ccleaner.com/update/?v=1.25.201&l=1033.
Good Luck PAL.....
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chris9
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1. November 2005 @ 06:07 |
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i just disabled nortons and tried to delete the install but it still said that it is beign used by another program, and i dont know if the virus is doing anything to my computer yet but i think that i would need to install the instal link that i downloaded but i am not gonna to do that cuz a virus would come on my comoputer forsure then, but i still want to delete the install so i have no idea what to do
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chris9
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1. November 2005 @ 06:11 |
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i disabled nortons and tried to delete the install but it still says that it is being used by another program, and i dont know if the virus is actually doing anything to my computer yet but i know if i install it that there will be a virus on my computer, but i am not going to do that, but i kow that the install is a virus and i dont know what to do to get rid of it
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1. November 2005 @ 06:29 |
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Try running your computer in safe mode then delete the problematic file. If that doesn't work try the procedures listed in
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/220244
If that doesn't work, try scanning with avg antivir et al. and then ctrl+alt+delete and see if anything is running that looks suspicious. If so end it and then you should be able to delete it.
Finally if all else fails, the programme could be hiding in your system restore folder. If this is the case you will need to delete the contents to erase the virus. This should be done as a last resort as the contents of this folder cannot be retrieved once deleted and contains valuable data allowing the user to revert their computer.
I hope some of this helps your situation. Lets us know what happens
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Is é an t-iománaí is fearr ná an té atá ar an gclaí! This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 1. November 2005 @ 06:31
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1. November 2005 @ 06:32 |
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hey chris 9 ,
if you downloaded your install with p2p software you need to shut it down , and then disable norton and go to bitdefender . com and run the free online scan , it may take sum time but let it run .
see what it picks up, (bitdefender will delete/clean the infected file).
make sure as well that you disable system restore and after you have run bitdefender , able system restore and create a new restore point.
post back and let me know how you get on
regards
mark
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Arnold2
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1. November 2005 @ 07:27 |
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this is how I deleted the file ...
start - run - msconfig - enter.
click on services tab, check hide all Microsoft services - then disable all.
at the start up tab disable all. Restart pc - delete the file.
restart pc - msconfig - enable your services and startup to your preferences.
worked for me.
Safe mode did not work for this file. got rid of Norton, went to AVG free.
Grateful for any and all helpful information and guidance. Thank you arnold2
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chris9
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1. November 2005 @ 07:57 |
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i tried those things that you told me and i didnt really know how to do them but they never worked for me, so i downloaded a program that can delete any file so i got the install deleted now. So thanks for your help anyway
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Arnold2
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1. November 2005 @ 08:01 |
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what program did that Chris 9?
never would have thought of searching for "undeletable applications" undeletable is not a word I don't think.
Grateful for any and all helpful information and guidance. Thank you arnold2
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 1. November 2005 @ 08:14
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chris9
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1. November 2005 @ 08:14 |
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well this is what i did
1. went to google and typed in "program to delete any file"
2. the first result that came up was "whip and delete files/ file eraser/whip free disk space
3. then i clicked on that
4. then just click on download now
5. then just install it and you should be able to figure out what to do from there
Y do you want to know anyway, do you have a file that you want to delete
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1. November 2005 @ 10:43 |
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Grammar seems to be a big thing here nowadays...
The fact that you understood my made-up word shows that you understood my language: purpose of communication. Your hideous use of "undeletable is not a word I don't think." doesn't say anything about anything (well it could be argued that you are stating that undeletable is a word and then, of course, you would be wrong).
"I don't think." seems to sum you up.
With language changing all the time i'm sure my "undeletable" will be accepted before your...whatever that was.
Let me know the next time you need help arnold and i'll bend over backwards to help...
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Is é an t-iománaí is fearr ná an té atá ar an gclaí!
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chris9
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1. November 2005 @ 10:50 |
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i never seen that what you had wrote there about undertable i just seen you ask me what program i used, i never seen the thing about undertable until you sent me that last reply. lol but thanks for you help anyway. and you still never answered my question, y you wanted to know what program i used
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1. November 2005 @ 16:18 |
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You are welcome, it's nice to see suggestions are appreciated rather than have their grammar attacked...
My reply wasn't for you chris it was for arnold...
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Is é an t-iománaí is fearr ná an té atá ar an gclaí!
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