Error Deleting File/Permissions Error

[Jennifer Sanders]

I'm trying to delete a file that a hacker put on my
machine and I'm getting the following error:

Cannot delete (filename). Cannot find the specified
file. Make sure you specify the correct file and pathname.

How can I delete it? I also notice that even though I am
logged in as the Administrator, when I click Properties >>
Security for some folders, it tells me I'm only authorized
to view current security info and I can't modify
permissions on that folder.

 

[Greg Stigers]

Have you tried this from the command line? Were I a wily hacker, I would
embed some characters in the filename that you either cannot type or cannot
see, like a space or 0xFF at the end of the basename or extension. I would
also hope that it would never occur to you to use wildcards. Make sure you
have a good, readily available backup, and consider backing up the directory
just to be safe. Use DIR from the command line to make sure that you are
picking up exactly this one file. Then change DIR to DEL.

If the file is locked, you may need to boot into Safe Mode or Recovery
Console to be able to access it.


Greg Stigers, MCSA
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