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File Renamed Itself, Now I Can't Delete It!! Help!!!
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Hiei3
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19. April 2007 @ 11:59 |
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I downloaded a song file, and when I went to open it, it instead renamed itself. I asked a friend of mine, and this happened to them once too. The only difference is, they could delete theirs. I can't delete mine.
I tried to play the song. It instead renamed itself to some long porn title. I can't open the file, move it to another folder, delete it, anything. When I rightclick, I only get a few options. Open, Print, Edit, View, Open With..., and Send To ->. I tried to open it with Paint Shop Pro 7. It basically just opened a browser of my Desktop. I tried to open it with Microsoft Paint. It said: "C:\Documents and Settings\home\Desktop.bmp was not found." The only thing to click is "Ok". I tried to open it in Notepad, and it said "Access is denied". I tried to use a program called Unlocker. It didn't work either. Please help me. Thanks a lot.
Here's a picture of what I see. I blurred the name because I don't know who all could be looking at this, and if there are younger people looking at it, the title, like I said, is a porn one. All I downloaded was a song, and it renamed itself and made itself basically unable to function.
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Indochine
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20. April 2007 @ 00:31 |
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Run a virus check straight away.
On m'a dit que je suis nul à l'oral, que je n'peux pas mieux faire !
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Reitfor
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20. April 2007 @ 02:37 |
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Virus! *Coughs* And a rough one.
Firmware Database: Psp-TA-082>2.71>3.11 changed 2.00>1.5>3.10OE-A>3.30OE-A>1.5>3.30OE-A>1.5>3.40OE-A
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Sythun
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20. April 2007 @ 03:32 |
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Ouch thats one nasty virus, well thats what you get for downloading music i guess?
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Indochine
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20. April 2007 @ 03:49 |
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Originally posted by Sythun:
well thats what you get for downloading music i guess?
That's what you get for not learning how your computer works and what you can do to protect it.
On m'a dit que je suis nul à l'oral, que je n'peux pas mieux faire !
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Reitfor
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20. April 2007 @ 04:37 |
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You should always get protection. Besides learn to enter sites and learn to NOT enter certain sites.Get an antivirus and a good one. Your comp needs a good protection.
Firmware Database: Psp-TA-082>2.71>3.11 changed 2.00>1.5>3.10OE-A>3.30OE-A>1.5>3.30OE-A>1.5>3.40OE-A
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Hiei3
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20. April 2007 @ 06:40 |
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Well we have virus protection. It usually catches everything. I dunno what's different about this one. But soon our computer will be reformatted, so everything's going to be back to day one. I'm running the virus scan anyway. I dunno, I'm definately not going to trust LimeWire anymore.
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Reitfor
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20. April 2007 @ 07:11 |
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Pfft... That thing sucks big time. Also .exe files in Limewire and a not 99.9 percent virus but a 100%.
Firmware Database: Psp-TA-082>2.71>3.11 changed 2.00>1.5>3.10OE-A>3.30OE-A>1.5>3.30OE-A>1.5>3.40OE-A
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Indochine
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20. April 2007 @ 07:21 |
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Originally posted by Hiei3:
Well we have virus protection. It usually catches everything. I dunno what's different about this one. But soon our computer will be reformatted, so everything's going to be back to day one. I'm running the virus scan anyway. I dunno, I'm definately not going to trust LimeWire anymore.
Did you not see the .exe extension?
On m'a dit que je suis nul à l'oral, que je n'peux pas mieux faire !
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maherant
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20. April 2007 @ 07:32 |
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Too bad , as already said , get some anti virus.. good luck!
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Hiei3
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20. April 2007 @ 08:27 |
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Originally posted by Hiei3:
Well we have virus protection. It usually catches everything. I dunno what's different about this one. But soon our computer will be reformatted, so everything's going to be back to day one. I'm running the virus scan anyway. I dunno, I'm definately not going to trust LimeWire anymore.
Did you not see the .exe extension?
There is no exe extension. It apparently reads it as "Desktop.bmp". I can't even get into the properties to see if there's a hidden exe. How can I find the exe extension?
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Indochine
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20. April 2007 @ 08:37 |
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Do you have "hide known file extensions" checked in Folder Options?
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Hiei3
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20. April 2007 @ 08:43 |
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Originally posted by Indochine:
Do you have "hide known file extensions" checked in Folder Options?
Well, the thing is, this problem file isn't in a folder. It's on my Desktop. Is there a way to see the file extensions, even if it's on my desktop? Remember, I can't even move it to a different folder.
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bkf
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20. April 2007 @ 09:04 |
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May I ask a couple of questions.
I did not see in the post where an .exe was seen.
What was the orginal extension of the orginal file?
What is the Filename and extension of the file that you have now.
Is it 7 charctors long without an extension?
Im doing some research and this problem fits one of the profiles.
I did find a program that would remove it if it is what I think it is. These files have something to do with hidding and windows API.
It's a trickey one but was not hard to rid. Ill have to go back and checks all my posts to find the program. Stupit me I did not book mark it.
It was just before Kodaguy came along to AD. Was with another good virus fighter that has gotten off line for a while. He could not even figure it out so I spent two days on it in research and offered up a program I never even seen before but it worked.
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Indochine
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20. April 2007 @ 09:05 |
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Well, the thing is, this problem file isn't in a folder. It's on my Desktop. Is there a way to see the file extensions, even if it's on my desktop? Remember, I can't even move it to a different folder.
Your desktop is a folder.
If you are the only user, it may be under "All users". Select details view & uncheck "hide known extensions" in Folder Options.
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Hiei3
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20. April 2007 @ 09:19 |
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[quote]Well, the thing is, this problem file isn't in a folder. It's on my Desktop. Is there a way to see the file extensions, even if it's on my desktop? Remember, I can't even move it to a different folder.
Your desktop is a folder.
If you are the only user, it may be under "All users". Select details view & uncheck "hide known extensions" in Folder Options.[/quote]
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Okay. Well now when I look at my desktop I see all the file extensions. But the problem file is still ".jpg". I'll probably just have to wait until we reformat the computer to get this thing fixed.
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bkf
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20. April 2007 @ 09:27 |
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A song file is not a .jpg
Where did the .jpg come from?
Am I missing something here?
Im trying to help but some of this makes no sense.
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Indochine
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20. April 2007 @ 09:33 |
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Hiei3, you didn't need to quote the picture! You could edit it out. We have a jpg that is (or isn't) a bmp, but it is supposed to be a song file!
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Indochine
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20. April 2007 @ 09:34 |
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Originally posted by bkf:
some of this makes no sense.
I think you hit the nail on the head.
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Hiei3
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20. April 2007 @ 09:34 |
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Originally posted by bkf:
A song file is not a .jpg
Where did the .jpg come from?
Am I missing something here?
Im trying to help but some of this makes no sense.
Well, as I said in my first post. It was an .mp3 I believe when I downloaded it. I could be wrong. But it was SOME song file, because it had the Windows Media Player icon. When I doubleclicked it to open it, it renamed itself to some long title .jpg (which also changed the icon it uses to Paint Shop Pro 7).
ADDITION: Sorry I didn't edit the picture out. Didn't give it a second thought. And I know this doesn't make much sense. I'm just telling you guys what happened. =/
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Indochine
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20. April 2007 @ 09:39 |
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When I doubleclicked it to open it, it renamed itself to some long title .jpg (which also changed the icon it uses to Paint Shop Pro 7).
Have you done that virus check yet?
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Hiei3
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20. April 2007 @ 09:41 |
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Started it a little bit ago. Shouldn't take TOO long hopefully.
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bkf
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20. April 2007 @ 09:48 |
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Originally posted by bkf:
A song file is not a .jpg
Where did the .jpg come from?
Am I missing something here?
Im trying to help but some of this makes no sense.
Well, as I said in my first post. It was an .mp3 I believe when I downloaded it. I could be wrong. But it was SOME song file, because it had the Windows Media Player icon. When I doubleclicked it to open it, it renamed itself to some long title .jpg (which also changed the icon it uses to Paint Shop Pro 7).
ADDITION: Sorry I didn't edit the picture out. Didn't give it a second thought. And I know this doesn't make much sense. I'm just telling you guys what happened. =/
Don't worry about. Now it's making more sense. A payloaded .mp3 file. commen as dirt. Now to figure out what to do. What do you want to do? Where are we headed? What problems is this causing you? The symptons tell alot about the problem.
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Indochine
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20. April 2007 @ 09:48 |
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Originally posted by Hiei3:
Started it a little bit ago. Shouldn't take TOO long hopefully.
Self-renaming files are BAD NEWS.
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bkf
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20. April 2007 @ 09:53 |
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Originally posted by Hiei3:
Started it a little bit ago. Shouldn't take TOO long hopefully.
Self-renaming files are BAD NEWS.
But not the end of the world :-)
Now we look for what got changed internally.
Will wait on scan and you will be required to make even more based on results.
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