Getting a "Program in use by another or, not have admin rights"

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Texascreations

Hello, I am hoping someone here will be able to help. I allowed my so
(Teenager) to use my office computer and play games. Now I have 3 file
on my desktop that I can not delete. When I right click and clic
delete I get the mgs stating "Can not delete 'file.name' it is bein
used by another person or program. Close any programs that might b
using the file and try again" This is the name of the files
snd-magicmatch1.0.cracked.exe.exe, ciy-momu.exe, and dlt-ffd1.exe.
asked my son where he got the files and he said from a crack site (Wha
ever that means). How can I find out what programs are using the file
close them down so I may delete these. If I double click any of thes
files it tells me that it is not a valid win32 app. HELP!

thank you for reading and you help
 
Howdy,

Your son probably meant "cracker" site, as in they download and "crack" a
program to get around purchasing it. The download is from who-knows-where
(execpt your son does know), but further, your system is now likely to be
infected with spyware or malware .... especially if the download was via a
peer-to-peer file-sharing setup.

The file in use could very well be due to your son "not" having logged out
of his account --- the last time he used Windows.
Otherwise, reboot your system, and try to remove files.
If no go, reboot system, tap & repeat tapping F8 Function key, and select
SAFE Mode. Then do your research & cleanup.

Here is a highly regarded tool for deleting stubborn files.
Named Killbox from
<http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/spyware/KillBox.zip>

Allows you to specify a file to be deleted (or replaced) on next reboot.

See and follow advice on these links to make sure your pc is free of
malware:
"The Parasite Fight Quick Fix Protocol"
<http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm>


Very good article by Malke, MS-MVP
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Security


http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
 
Well, the files got the same msg in safe mode so I downloaded th
Killbox app. Yahooooooo! it worked. Thanks so much.
 
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