Can I delete a .dat file ?

[Knack]

WinNT4 (SP6a) and IE 6.0

My McAfee VirusScan program detected (6) virus files in a subfolder within
the folder named: Temporary Internet Files. For some reason the AV program
won't delete them.

The (6) virus files are reported by the AV program to be belong to (3) types
of viruses:
Exploit-CodeBase.gen
Exploit-ByteVerify
JS/Exploit-ScriptScrc.gen

These viruses are reported by McAfee to date back to 2002.

So I want to manually clean out that whole folder Temporary Internet Files.
Can I remove all of the subfolders except the one named Content.IE5?

Also there is a system DAT file within the folder Content.IE5 named index
(no extension). I'm wondering if the (6) infected files could have modified
that file named index already because when I read about the characteristics
of the above (3) virus types that somehow they can corrupt the registry.

 

[Dave Patrick]

If you believe your profile is infected/ corrupt then logon as local
administrator and delete the profile. When the user next logs on a new
profile will be created from an image in \default user

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
Microsoft Certified Professional [Windows 2000]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.


:
| WinNT4 (SP6a) and IE 6.0
|
| My McAfee VirusScan program detected (6) virus files in a subfolder within
| the folder named: Temporary Internet Files. For some reason the AV program
| won't delete them.
|
| The (6) virus files are reported by the AV program to be belong to (3)
types
| of viruses:
| Exploit-CodeBase.gen
| Exploit-ByteVerify
| JS/Exploit-ScriptScrc.gen
|
| These viruses are reported by McAfee to date back to 2002.
|
| So I want to manually clean out that whole folder Temporary Internet
Files.
| Can I remove all of the subfolders except the one named Content.IE5?
|
| Also there is a system DAT file within the folder Content.IE5 named index
| (no extension). I'm wondering if the (6) infected files could have
modified
| that file named index already because when I read about the
characteristics
| of the above (3) virus types that somehow they can corrupt the registry.
|
|

 

[Mike Burgess]

Knack,
How To: Delete the Internet Explorer Temporary Internet Files
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
____________________________________________________________
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 02-07-04]
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[K.W. Persson]

That was a great link! Thanks

in message

Knack,
How To: Delete the Internet Explorer Temporary Internet Files
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 02-07-04]
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[Mike Burgess]

K.W. Persson,
You're welcome .... glad to see you have things resolved.
_____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
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That was a great link! Thanks

in message

Knack,
How To: Delete the Internet Explorer Temporary Internet Files
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 02-07-04]
Please post replies to this Newsgroup, email address is invalid

<snip>

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/K.W. Persson -> http://shorl.com/hotovahosoha

Please visit this site: http://www.chomsky.info/
"echo j | format c:"
"Anyone who considers arithmetical
methods of producing random digits
is, of course, in a state of sin."
- John von Neumann