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http://www.spywaredb.com/remove-nmap-win-1-2-12/ All the best Matthias -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Can't delete virus file with Revolution (28-Aug-2007 18:06) From: Wilhelm Sanke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > The virus scanner "Spyware Sweeper" found a "NMap Win 1.2.12" virus on > one of my computers at > > "C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{CC550492-0747-48E4-A37C-5A2A0C815489}\NewShortcut1. > exe", > > but fails to quarantine or delete it, i.e. it performs the operations of > quarantining and deleting on that file, but next time when you do a > virus sweep the file is there again. This could be probably a deficiency > of "Spyware Sweeper", because I got other problems with that program, too. > > Another virus scanner, "Spy Sweeper" by Webroot, however does not flag > this file as a virus. > > "C:\WINDOWS\Installer" is a "hidden folder" that is not displayed when I > try to access it with Windows, but I can access it using Revolution and > also list the subfolders - among them > "{CC550492-0747-48E4-A37C-5A2A0C815489}", which contains the > "NewShortcut1.exe" file. > > There are more "NewShortcut" files in the subdirectory with different > numbers including a RTF file, which however produces garbage when I try > to put it into a field using > > "put URL > "file:C:/WINDOWS/Installer/{CC550492-0747-48E4-A37C-5A2A0C815489}/ > NewShortcut26.rtf" > into fld 1" > or > "set the rtftext of fld 1 to URL > "file:C:/WINDOWS/Installer/{CC550492-0747-48E4-A37C-5A2A0C815489}/ > NewShortcut26.rtf". > > Replacing "file" with "binfile" does not help either, there is only > garbage in the field. > > Now, trying to delete the virus file using > "delete URL > "file:C:/WINDOWS/Installer/{CC550492-0747-48E4-A37C-5A2A0C815489}/ > NewShortcut1.exe" > > produces an error message "can' delete that file" - probably because the > file's cantdelete property or the equivalent for Windows is apparently > set to true. > > How could I change this cantdelete property of the virus in Revolution > to be able to finally delete it? > Any help is appreciated. > > Best regards, > > Wilhelm Sanke > <http://www.sanke.org/MetaMedia> > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > > To: [email protected] _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
