Cannot Delete Infected File

[Jeff Halblaub]

I have been dealing with the infamous about:blank trojan
from CoolWebSearch that hijacks IE since last April. I
finally found the hidden file (c:\windows\system32
\hlpe.dll) responsible for my IE browsing problems. I
need to delete it but every time I attempt to change
permissions (from "read only"), access is denied.
Under "Properties", when I click on the "Security" tab,
to allow full control, it's greyed out. I've attempted
this all in safe mode (to avoid the in-use problem). I've
even booted to a command prompt and attempted to change
the attributes and force delete the read-only file and I
get access denied everytime. I have got to get rid of
this file! Can anyone help? I'd appreciate any insight
into getting rid of this monster.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Boot into Safe Mode and try to delete the file.

How to Delete A File That Is Seemingly "Undeletable"
http://www.theeldergeek.com/delete_undeletable_file.htm

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I have been dealing with the infamous about:blank trojan
| from CoolWebSearch that hijacks IE since last April. I
| finally found the hidden file (c:\windows\system32
| \hlpe.dll) responsible for my IE browsing problems. I
| need to delete it but every time I attempt to change
| permissions (from "read only"), access is denied.
| Under "Properties", when I click on the "Security" tab,
| to allow full control, it's greyed out. I've attempted
| this all in safe mode (to avoid the in-use problem). I've
| even booted to a command prompt and attempted to change
| the attributes and force delete the read-only file and I
| get access denied everytime. I have got to get rid of
| this file! Can anyone help? I'd appreciate any insight
| into getting rid of this monster.