Re: XP File System, CoolWebSearch Addware and hidden file

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From: Dave Patrick (mail_at_NoSpam.DSPatrick.com)
Date: 07/13/04 

Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:06:37 -0600

The recovery console administrator password is the current local
administrator password. 

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Regards,
Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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"DBADave" wrote:
|I somehow got the CoolWebSearch addware/spyware on my fully patched WinXP 
Professional install.  I have tried all of the removal tools (ie ad-aware, 
cwshredder, spybot, etc), all detect it and remove most of it's components, 
but the single hidden loader  DLL (c:\windows\system32\comlnm.dll) remains 
and since it is hidden, I cant delete it.  It is hidden even if you attempt 
to view all hidden files and the attrib command can't locate the file, 
however in viewing running processes and the disk's partition table, I see 
the file there, I just cant delete it using standard methods.  I know I 
could run the Windows Recovery Console, however I have a preloaded IBM 
computer, which IBM loads in mass quantities and sets a random initial 
Administrator password, so even if I reset the Administrator password, I 
cant run Recovery Console as I don't know the initial Administrator 
password.  IBM has suggested that I delete my partiton and reinstall 
everything from scratch.
|
| HELP!!  How can I delete this file?
|
| Thanks,
| Dave

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