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exe i cant delete
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| Nell |
| got a random exe on my desktop. no idea how it got there, windows wont let me delete it as it "is being used by another program". it's probably a virus or something but i cant get shot of it. any ideas? |
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| Ygrene |
| I hate to be the one to tell you this but, you're going to have to cut it out with a knife. :( |
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| BOOsTER |
ctrl + alt + del ... find the prog and terminate it
then you should be able to delete it
or restart to dos and delete there...
also...
if everything else fails...format C: /s is the way to go :p
or the knife...but I would save it for the last chance...and...take a BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG knife |
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| bidor |
| quote: | Originally posted by BOOsTER
ctrl + alt + del ... find the prog and terminate it
then you should be able to delete it
or restart to dos and delete there...
also...
if everything else fails...format C: /s is the way to go :p
or the knife...but I would save it for the last chance...and...take a BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG knife |
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| sakabatou |
| Pics or stfu... :wtf: |
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| Marc Summers |
put in your startup floppy, restart the comp, A:\FORMAT C: \S \V
enjoy. |
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| Ivand |
| If you dont know how it got there its probably some wort of spyware, so go download "Adaware" or Spybot Search and Destroy, it will help you to delete it |
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| tribu |
Def. sounds like spyware. If you have to remove it manually, try booting into safe mode and seeing if you can delete it that way. also, try:
1. Start>Run
2. type CMD and hit [ENTER]
3. Navigate to the directory
4. Erase the file using the erase commmand. |
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| Purple |
| lol its a nasty virus. Kinnda ones you get from surfing porns. |
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| Marc Summers |
| quote: | Originally posted by tribu
Def. sounds like spyware. If you have to remove it manually, try booting into safe mode and seeing if you can delete it that way. also, try:
1. Start>Run
2. type CMD and hit [ENTER]
3. Navigate to the directory
4. Erase the file using the erase commmand. |
Can you delete something like... windows media player like that? |
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| Coup |
| booting into windows safe mode will probably be the easiest way. Boot up and hit f8 until you get a startup menu asking u what u want to do. Boot into safe mode (booting may take 3x longer than normal). Once booted, uninstall/delete app. then reboot back into windows normally. |
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| dj_alfi |
ctrl+alt+del->processes->find it, and terminate it->delete file
easiest and best way. many people try to end it from "applications" that won't work. this is what i do everytime i need to delete some of my spyware . |
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