Erasing files from recycler

[Robin Bignall]

When I run a full scan with Kaspersky IS9 it tells me that there's a
vulnerability in an activex component of an old copy of Acrobat reader
5.0 which resides in the recycler. I'm not sure whether I should be
concerned about this but is there any way or need to erase this file?

 

[Leonard Grey]

How about if you empty your Recycle Bin?
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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

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[VanguardLH]

How about if you empty your Recycle Bin?

And if that doesn't work (because some files can't get deleted plus
there's still some content regarding them in the index.dat file), look
into using CrapCleaner (renamed to CCleaner to cleanup its name). One
of its cleanup functions is to clear the Recycle Bin.

http://www.ccleaner.com/

Just be very leery of using its registry cleanup function. Although it
will prompt to save a backup, that's worthless if you cannot boot into
Windows to restore from that backup. It is YOUR responsibility to check
the list of proposed registry changes before committing them. If you
don't understand the changes, don't do them.

 

[Robin Bignall]

And if that doesn't work (because some files can't get deleted plus
there's still some content regarding them in the index.dat file), look
into using CrapCleaner (renamed to CCleaner to cleanup its name). One
of its cleanup functions is to clear the Recycle Bin.

http://www.ccleaner.com/

Just be very leery of using its registry cleanup function. Although it
will prompt to save a backup, that's worthless if you cannot boot into
Windows to restore from that backup. It is YOUR responsibility to check
the list of proposed registry changes before committing them. If you
don't understand the changes, don't do them.

Recycle bin is empty, according to a right click on it. I've run
CCleaner, without any effect on these Acrobat files. Registry
cleaners are not something I'd use. K9 sees a distinct file structure
in this empty recycle bin. There's a folder with some long,
meaningless name. Its only content is a folder called "dc1" and
that's only content is these Acrobat files. They seem to be hidden
from Windows Explorer, which won't show them. Clicking on them in K9,
however, shows them in Explorer, their properties show that
administrators have full control, but trying to delete them gets an
"access denied".

 

[Robin Bignall]

Recycle bin is empty, according to a right click on it. I've run
CCleaner, without any effect on these Acrobat files. Registry
cleaners are not something I'd use. K9 sees a distinct file structure
in this empty recycle bin. There's a folder with some long,
meaningless name. Its only content is a folder called "dc1" and
that's only content is these Acrobat files. They seem to be hidden
from Windows Explorer, which won't show them. Clicking on them in K9,
however, shows them in Explorer, their properties show that
administrators have full control, but trying to delete them gets an
"access denied".

As, indeed, it would, of course, because they're already in the
recycle bin. This whole structure is "read only" and I changed it to
see if it would make any difference. It didn't.

 

[VanguardLH]

As, indeed, it would, of course, because they're already in the
recycle bin. This whole structure is "read only" and I changed it to
see if it would make any difference. It didn't.

Did you check is K9 had quarantined those files? Delete any unneeded
files in its quarantine list.

Also reboot into Windows's safe mode and retry CCleaner.

 

[Robin Bignall]

Did you check is K9 had quarantined those files? Delete any unneeded
files in its quarantine list.

Also reboot into Windows's safe mode and retry CCleaner.

CCleaner didn't have any effect in safe mode. K9 reported that my
computer is protected but it didn't quarantine or give any option of
quarantining. I solved the problem by using item 64 / right hand side
on Kelley's Corner to delete and recreate the recycle bin, after a
suggestion in another thread.