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Hickory
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      10th Dec 2009
A web site has downloaded several files (gif, css and js) to my Local
Settings/Temporary Internet Files folder. I do not want them on my PC since
I don't know what they do and they were downloaded without my knowledge. I
have tried to delete them, but can not do so. I used CCleaner to remove
them, but when I reboot, theye are still there. They seem to be "permanent"
and I can not remove, rename, edit or anything. Properties tell me nothing.
In Windows Explorer, they file name is truncated and the internet address is
listed.

How can I get rid of them? I will not go back to this web site.

Thank you very much for any help.
 
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Peter Foldes
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      10th Dec 2009
Did you reboot lately ??

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"Hickory" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>A web site has downloaded several files (gif, css and js) to my Local
> Settings/Temporary Internet Files folder. I do not want them on my PC since
> I don't know what they do and they were downloaded without my knowledge. I
> have tried to delete them, but can not do so. I used CCleaner to remove
> them, but when I reboot, theye are still there. They seem to be "permanent"
> and I can not remove, rename, edit or anything. Properties tell me nothing.
> In Windows Explorer, they file name is truncated and the internet address is
> listed.
>
> How can I get rid of them? I will not go back to this web site.
>
> Thank you very much for any help.


 
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Mark Adams
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      10th Dec 2009


"Hickory" wrote:

> A web site has downloaded several files (gif, css and js) to my Local
> Settings/Temporary Internet Files folder. I do not want them on my PC since
> I don't know what they do and they were downloaded without my knowledge. I
> have tried to delete them, but can not do so. I used CCleaner to remove
> them, but when I reboot, theye are still there. They seem to be "permanent"
> and I can not remove, rename, edit or anything. Properties tell me nothing.
> In Windows Explorer, they file name is truncated and the internet address is
> listed.
>
> How can I get rid of them? I will not go back to this web site.
>
> Thank you very much for any help.


Malware. Try Malwarebytes Antimalware and Superantispyware.
 
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Hickory
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      10th Dec 2009
Thank you Mark, but I don't think they are malware. They came specifically
from the RasmussenReports.com web site and appear to be related to the
Rubicon Project.

"Mark Adams" wrote:

>
>
> "Hickory" wrote:
>
> > A web site has downloaded several files (gif, css and js) to my Local
> > Settings/Temporary Internet Files folder. I do not want them on my PC since
> > I don't know what they do and they were downloaded without my knowledge. I
> > have tried to delete them, but can not do so. I used CCleaner to remove
> > them, but when I reboot, theye are still there. They seem to be "permanent"
> > and I can not remove, rename, edit or anything. Properties tell me nothing.
> > In Windows Explorer, they file name is truncated and the internet address is
> > listed.
> >
> > How can I get rid of them? I will not go back to this web site.
> >
> > Thank you very much for any help.

>
> Malware. Try Malwarebytes Antimalware and Superantispyware.

 
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Bill Sharpe
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      10th Dec 2009
Hickory wrote:
> A web site has downloaded several files (gif, css and js) to my Local
> Settings/Temporary Internet Files folder. I do not want them on my PC since
> I don't know what they do and they were downloaded without my knowledge. I
> have tried to delete them, but can not do so. I used CCleaner to remove
> them, but when I reboot, theye are still there. They seem to be "permanent"
> and I can not remove, rename, edit or anything. Properties tell me nothing.
> In Windows Explorer, they file name is truncated and the internet address is
> listed.
>
> How can I get rid of them? I will not go back to this web site.
>
> Thank you very much for any help.


Try deleting the files by first starting your computer in safe mode.
If no joy, google for "delete undeletable file".

Bill
 
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Hickory
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      10th Dec 2009
Yes, Peter. They have been there since last Saturday, I think. I have
booted many times since I first noticed them.

"Peter Foldes" wrote:

> Did you reboot lately ??
>
> --
> Peter
>
> Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
>
> "Hickory" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:8519C625-2EFC-47F9-8510-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >A web site has downloaded several files (gif, css and js) to my Local
> > Settings/Temporary Internet Files folder. I do not want them on my PC since
> > I don't know what they do and they were downloaded without my knowledge. I
> > have tried to delete them, but can not do so. I used CCleaner to remove
> > them, but when I reboot, theye are still there. They seem to be "permanent"
> > and I can not remove, rename, edit or anything. Properties tell me nothing.
> > In Windows Explorer, they file name is truncated and the internet address is
> > listed.
> >
> > How can I get rid of them? I will not go back to this web site.
> >
> > Thank you very much for any help.

>
> .
>

 
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Mark Adams
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      10th Dec 2009


"Hickory" wrote:

> Yes, Peter. They have been there since last Saturday, I think. I have
> booted many times since I first noticed them.
>



Maybe you can try FileASSASSIN or Killbox to force a delete.


> "Peter Foldes" wrote:
>
> > Did you reboot lately ??
> >
> > --
> > Peter
> >
> > Please Reply to Newsgroup for the benefit of others
> > Requests for assistance by email can not and will not be acknowledged.
> >
> > "Hickory" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:8519C625-2EFC-47F9-8510-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >A web site has downloaded several files (gif, css and js) to my Local
> > > Settings/Temporary Internet Files folder. I do not want them on my PC since
> > > I don't know what they do and they were downloaded without my knowledge. I
> > > have tried to delete them, but can not do so. I used CCleaner to remove
> > > them, but when I reboot, theye are still there. They seem to be "permanent"
> > > and I can not remove, rename, edit or anything. Properties tell me nothing.
> > > In Windows Explorer, they file name is truncated and the internet address is
> > > listed.
> > >
> > > How can I get rid of them? I will not go back to this web site.
> > >
> > > Thank you very much for any help.

> >
> > .
> >

 
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Lem
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      10th Dec 2009

Hickory wrote:
> A web site has downloaded several files (gif, css and js) to my Local
> Settings/Temporary Internet Files folder. I do not want them on my PC since
> I don't know what they do and they were downloaded without my knowledge. I
> have tried to delete them, but can not do so. I used CCleaner to remove
> them, but when I reboot, theye are still there. They seem to be "permanent"
> and I can not remove, rename, edit or anything. Properties tell me nothing.
> In Windows Explorer, they file name is truncated and the internet address is
> listed.
>
> How can I get rid of them? I will not go back to this web site.
>
> Thank you very much for any help.


In the immortal words of Nancy Sinatra, "You've been messin' where you
shouldn'ta been messin'." The Local Settings folder is "hidden" for a
reason: if you don't understand what you're doing, you can create
problems for yourself.

Files in Local Settings/Temporary Internet Files are used by Internet
Explorer as its cache, which enables it to display previously-viewed
pages faster. Cookies are also stored in TIF. If you want to clear
this folder, do so through IE's Internet Options dialog:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...learcache.mspx

Although CCleaner also deletes TIF files (as well as other files that it
deems "crap"), the files will re-appear the next time you go to the website.

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Lem

Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ap...0th/index.html
 
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