How to remove mpeg file from system

[Guest]

Downloaded a mpeg video file from a popular meta video site. Try to delete
this file from system but encountered this message:
cannot delete <filename>: it is being used by another person or program.
Close any program that might be using the file and try agin.

Could it be a trojan or spyware running in the background?

 

[Guest]

Hello coolTalk,

Try to delete de file in safe mode.

 

[Guest]

Downloaded a mpeg video file from a popular meta video site. Try to delete
this file from system but encountered this message:
cannot delete <filename>: it is being used by another person or program.
Close any program that might be using the file and try agin.

Could it be a trojan or spyware running in the background?

I've encountered this on one or two occasions myself - it looked scary and
sinister, but in fact always turned out to be Windows getting itself into
some kind of loop that I never understood. In every case the problem
disappeared, but sometimes took more than one system restart. (Don't ask me
for an explanation!)

I never tried Engel's safe mode suggestion, but I would, if it happened
again, and a restart didn't do the trick.

 

[plun]

Hi

This is a common problem and try Unlocker for removal.

http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

If you have a trojan or spyware running is difficult to say.

I always recommend Ewido and CCleaner for temporarily junk removal.

http://www.ewido.net/en/download/

http://www.ccleaner.com/ Uncheck Yahoos toolbar during install ie
Opt-out.

It´s always a good idea to first remove all temporarily junk and after
that perform a malware scan.

regards
plun