Trojans

[Ronald E. Foltz]

apparently i have a Trojan in a data file in my newsgroup reader..."Forte'
Agent" when i try to delete the file i get the msg"cannot delete file, it is
being used by another application" ran a search and cannot find
anything...tried to uninstall through
add/remove programs but the system hangs up... also the system hangs up when
i try to delete the file...it also hangs up when i run a scan and the scan
gets to that file....any way to get rid of this file? thanks in advance
for any help...Ronald (Gene) Foltz

 

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/Ronald E. Foltz/ said:

Apparently I have a Trojan in a data file in my newsgroup reader..."Forte'
Agent". When I try to delete the file I get the msg"cannot delete file, it is
being used by another application". Ran a search and cannot find
anything. Tried to uninstall through add/remove programs but the system
hangs up... also the system hangs up when I try to delete the file and
when Irun a scan and the scan gets to that file.
Any way to get rid of this file?

How do I delete an "undeletable" file?
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_undeletable_file.htm

HOW TO: Set, View, Change, or Remove File and Folder Permissions
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q308/4/18.asp

HOW TO: Take Ownership of a File or Folder in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308421