font folder

[hankmannt6]

My font folder is 1.67gb.I have found two files in there by using
command prompt which I am trying to get rid of.sndnib.ini and
sndnib.bak2 .I'm not too sure how to use command prompt to do this.
these files don't show up when you look at the folder normally, and I
think I can delete them without any consequences to free up much needed

hard drive space.Can anyone heip in any way.

 

[Malke]

My font folder is 1.67gb.I have found two files in there by using
command prompt which I am trying to get rid of.sndnib.ini and
sndnib.bak2 .I'm not too sure how to use command prompt to do this.
these files don't show up when you look at the folder normally, and I
think I can delete them without any consequences to free up much
needed

hard drive space.Can anyone heip in any way.

What is the malware/virus status of the machine? If you think it is
clean, what programs (and versions) did you use to determine this?

Be sure:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Include scanning with either Sysclean or Multi_AV, plus Ewido. Do all
prep/finishing work and follow instructions to do all scans in Safe
Mode.

When all else fails, run HijackThis and post your log in one of the
specialty forums listed at the link above (not here, please).

If the procedures look too complex - and there is no shame in admitting
this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a professional
computer repair shop (not your local version of BigStoreUSA).

Malke

 

[Malke]

I use AVG anti-virus Spy-Bot search&destroy and Lavasoft Ad-Aware
religeously on all our computers and have never seemed to had any
major problems.Always with the latest file definitions.

Then all I can suggest is that you look at the sndnib.ini file in
Notepad and see what it says to try and determine what caused this and
to what program it belongs. You can try right-clicking it and looking
at its Properties to see if there is a Version tab and if so, if the
company is identified. Googling for "sndnib.ini" brings up various
websites that hoover Usenet posts all with the same single thread,
which doesn't really tell me much. Do the search yourself to see.

You should not have these files in the Fonts directory, but without
looking at the files I can't tell you where they came from.

Malke

 

[hankmannt6]

I can only see the files in c-prompt(can I right click in there),also
the files are too big for notepad.

 

[hankmannt6]

I can only see the files in c-prompt(can I right click in there),also
the files are too big for notepad.

 

[Malke]

I can only see the files in c-prompt(can I right click in there),also
the files are too big for notepad.

How did you discover the files if you can't see them? If you can't see
the files in Windows Explorer, you probably have hidden files enabled.
Make sure you are able to see all hidden files and extensions (View tab
in Folder Options). In XP, there are four checkboxes to deal with:

a. Check "Display the contents of system folders".
b. Check "Show hidden files and folders".
c. Uncheck "Hide extensions for known file types".
d. Uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" and click "OK" to the
dialog box.

Normally .ini files are small text files. There is no way they should be
so large. After enabling "show hidden files", see if you can
right-click on one of the files and see if there is a version tab. Do
you have some sort of font manager software installed? If not, I would
possibly submit the files to Virus Total and definitely do a more
thorough and intensive scan for malware. Follow the instructions at the
second link below:

http://www.virustotal.com/flash/index_en.html
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

The files can probably be identified/read in Linux so you may want to
boot with Knoppix and take a look.
http://www.knoppix.net

If the procedures for all of this look too complex - and there is no
shame in admitting this isn't your cup of tea - take the machine to a
professional computer repair shop (not your local version of
BigStoreUSA).

Malke

 

[Malke]

I just did another Google for "sndnib" and pulled a link at a HijackThis
forum. I think you've got some malware. Go through my malware removal
instructions systematically and include scanning with either Sysclean
or Multi_AV, plus Ewido. Also do at least one of the Vundo fixes at the
"Winfixer" link. Do all prep/finishing work and follow instructions to
do all scans in Safe Mode.

When all else fails, run HijackThis and post your log in one of the
specialty forums listed at the link above (not here, please).

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Winfixer

Malke

 

[hankmannt6]

I have done what you said with sysclean and ewido and they found a few
medium threat malware like all other spyware programs.AVG,Spy-Bot
SD,and Ad-Aware are used by millions of people,so I think this is not
the issue.I don't Know how to use c-prompt but I'm not computer
illiterate.I know There is no way I can make them show up in explorer
or I would have done that.I came upon it by chance by just checkng
folder sizes and noticed how big the font folder was.You can see them
in c-prompt and they don't belong there.You either can tell me how to
rename them so I can delete or just delete them straight up or you
don't know the correct procedure in c-prompt either.

no offense hankman

 

[Malke]

I have done what you said with sysclean and ewido and they found a few
medium threat malware like all other spyware programs.AVG,Spy-Bot
SD,and Ad-Aware are used by millions of people,so I think this is not
the issue.I don't Know how to use c-prompt but I'm not computer
illiterate.I know There is no way I can make them show up in explorer
or I would have done that.I came upon it by chance by just checkng
folder sizes and noticed how big the font folder was.You can see them
in c-prompt and they don't belong there.You either can tell me how to
rename them so I can delete or just delete them straight up or you
don't know the correct procedure in c-prompt either.

no offense hankman

Actually, that was a bit offensive. I'm well aware that the programs you
mentioned are used by millions of people. I'm also well aware - since I
do this for a living - that they are inadequate to remove a lot of
advanced malware. While AVG is OK, it is an antivirus and does not
remove malware. Ad-aware and Spybot will not remove recent Vundo-type
infections.

To delete files at the command line, navigate to the folder in which
they reside and do del [name-of-file]. You may need to change the
attributes if they are marked as system files. Do attrib /? to get the
switches.

Malke