Bad Bug File wont go

[Guest]

I have a virus on my Win XP which has been identified by Panda anti virus and it even lists the file as being unable to be neutralized. Due to fact that the file is protected. I Have Full administrative rights to change file attributes but it will not let me change it. The virus is A Backdooor "Agent.E" as identified by Panda and the file location is C:\windows\system32\comil.dll. When I open the poperties for the file comil.dll and try to change it from read only it says " Error changing Attributes: An error occurred applying attributes to the file: C:\WINDOWS|system32\comil.dll Access is denied " there are several buttoms below it to choose "Ignore, Ignore All, Retry and Cancell". Even if I try to reset the whole system32 folder from read only I get the same result. There should be some way to change the read only attribute on this file. I have tried to rename the file also to no avail. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Juan]

This will probably do it.

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_undeletable_file.htm

----------------Original Message---------

I have a virus on my Win XP which has been identified by Panda anti virus

and it even lists the file as being unable to be neutralized. Due to fact
that the file is protected. I Have Full administrative rights to change file
attributes but it will not let me change it. The virus is A Backdooor
"Agent.E" as identified by Panda and the file location is
C:\windows\system32\comil.dll. When I open the poperties for the file
comil.dll and try to change it from read only it says " Error changing
Attributes: An error occurred applying attributes to the file:
C:\WINDOWS|system32\comil.dll Access is denied " there are several buttoms
below it to choose "Ignore, Ignore All, Retry and Cancell". Even if I try to
reset the whole system32 folder from read only I get the same result. There
should be some way to change the read only attribute on this file. I have
tried to rename the file also to no avail. Any help on this would be greatly
appreciated.

 

[Guest]

Well nice try but still same message, I still need to change the read only attribute I believe with the command prompt and the attrib command but dont know the exact syntax to use

THANKS
Dave

 

[Juan]

Log in with an administrator account, in Control Panel\Folder Options\
View\remove check from Simple File Sharing (recommended).
Go into file properties\Security\Advanced Options\Ownership.
Take ownership of folder and apply special permissions to your account,
then remove other accounts or processes from security tab.
In file Properties\General\remove read only if checked.
In Properties\General\Advanced Options\remove all checks.
Try and delete now.

If after this you still not able to delete, try it in safe mode

HOW TO: Take Ownership of Files and Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308421&Product=winxp
KB 308421 Describes how to take ownership of files or folders that you may
not have permissions for, if you are an administrator for that computer.

HOW TO: Set, view, change, or remove special permissions for files and
folders in
Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308419&Product=winxp

You cannot delete a file or a folder on an NTFS file system volume.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;320081&Product=winxp
320081 Describes why you may not be able to delete a file or a folder in an
NTFS
file system volume and recommends resolutions for each of the possible
causes.


------------------------Original Message----------------

Well nice try but still same message, I still need to change the read

only attribute I believe with the command prompt and the attrib command but
dont know the exact syntax to use