Re: HACKED!!!! Can't delete folders

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rm \\.\Drive:\directory\filename if del doesn't work.

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George Hester
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"Dave Patrick" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:OWOrIU4QFHA.580@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From a command prompt try;
>
> del \\.\Drive:\directory\filename
> (Note: the period between \\ and \)
>
> Also
>
> dir /x
> and try deleting them using their 8.3 short names.
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> http://www.microsoft.com/protect
>
> "Harrison Midkiff" wrote:
> | Hello:
> |
> | My W2K server running IIS 5.0 with FTP was hacked. Someone placed half a
> | dozen folders on the server and no matter what I do I can not delete them.
> | I tried taking ownership of them the normal way from Windows Explorer and
> | even used xcacls but still can get control of them. Even after a reboot I
> | can not get a hold of them. A few of the folder have strange characters
> in
> | them and spaces at the beginning. This is what look like:
> |
> | <blank no name>
> | a
> | aa
> | ab
> | John Paul
> | .ÿÿ. ÿ. ÿ. .. 5.56.ÿ ÿ ÿ. ÿ. .
> | .ÿÿ ÿ.. 4.28.ÿÿÿÿÿ. .
> | .ÿÿÿÿ ÿ ÿ.. 21.57.ÿÿÿ ÿ ÿÿÿ.
> | .ÿ ÿÿ. ÿÿ ÿ. ÿÿ .. 23.7.ÿÿÿÿ .
> | .ÿÿ ÿÿ ÿ. ÿÿ. .. 2.93.ÿÿÿ. ÿÿÿ.
> |
> | Does anyone know how I can blow the folders out?
> |
> | Harrison Midkiff
> |
> |
>
>

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