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 Jun 19 2006, 08:07 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 19-June 06 Member No.: 1,436  |
hi. im new. ok. i got limewire and downloaded songs. all well and good. then i look through my downloaded files folder where i keep all my music, there are two pornagraphic downloads which are not mine. ive tried right clicking on them to delete them and you cant, they cant even be renamed. its sickening. could someone please help me get rid of these pests somehow.
it is really annoying me as they wont go. much appreciated, David. |
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Jun 19 2006, 08:09 PM
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Banned  Group: Banned Posts: 6,648 Joined: 18-March 04 From: Alabama Member No.: 43 |
Download and install Unlocker
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ Right-click on the file(s) and unlock them from any process(es) using them on the system. Then delete the file(s). I also suggest you do these following steps, as you may have spyware and/or viruses on your system. 1. Stop using Internet Explorer (IE), and download Mozilla Firefox to surf the web. 2. (Optional) If you use Outlook Express to get your e-mail, switch to Mozilla Thunderbird. 3. Download Ad-Aware SE and Spybot S&D, to remove adware/spyware that is on your machine. 4. Download AVG Free Edition to scan for and remove any viruses on your machine. 5. Go to Windows Update (you have to use IE for this one) and download all the critical patches for Windows. |
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Jun 20 2006, 11:39 PM
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 Go Big or Go Home  Group: Support Staff Lv2 Posts: 6,159 Joined: 10-May 04 From: In front of my laptop Member No.: 178 |
QUOTE (CypherXero @ Jun 19 2006, 10:09 PM)  Download and install Unlocker http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ Right-click on the file(s) and unlock them from any process(es) using them on the system. Then delete the file(s). I also suggest you do these following steps, as you may have spyware and/or viruses on your system. 1. Stop using Internet Explorer (IE), and download Mozilla Firefox to surf the web. 2. (Optional) If you use Outlook Express to get your e-mail, switch to Mozilla Thunderbird. 3. Download Ad-Aware SE and Spybot S&D, to remove adware/spyware that is on your machine. 4. Download AVG Free Edition to scan for and remove any viruses on your machine. 5. Go to Windows Update (you have to use IE for this one) and download all the critical patches for Windows. That's a text file on your hard drive somewhere isn't it 
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Jun 21 2006, 01:11 AM
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 Lots of free time Group: Members Posts: 1,194 Joined: 10-February 05 From: LA Member No.: 463 |
It's actually a script he wrote that runs every time he hits the reply button.
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Jun 21 2006, 09:46 AM
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Banned Group: Banned Posts: 6,648 Joined: 18-March 04 From: Alabama Member No.: 43 |
QUOTE (geekboy @ Jun 21 2006, 12:39 AM) That's a text file on your hard drive somewhere isn't it yep
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Jul 26 2006, 03:12 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 26-July 06 Member No.: 1,610 |
Hey David,
If you absolutely can't get rid of this program any other way, try this out. There is a program called winclear which not only removes your internet history but has a shredder program where you can manually drag in a file or folder into this thing and it fully deletes and overwrites it. I'm pretty sure this will get rid of these things for sure. There is a free download for WinClear at http://www.pcperformancetools.com/winclear.htm. Pretty effective program and might be worth checking out. I'm just replying with this because it might be the only way other than formatting your drive. You might also have spyware causing this problem that your existing products didn't pick up. Navigating around pcperformancetools.com might have some listed symptoms of what you might be experiencing and help diagnose the problem. Just trying to help. I'll be interested to check back and see how things went. Cheers |
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