Re: unwanted exe file

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 03/16/04


Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:39:39 -0800

Thanks a million!
>-----Original Message-----
>Reboot your computer and as its booting up press F8
those are the keys
>on top of the keyboard don't press F then 8!
>
>Choose safe mode and proceed from there.
>
>
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:e56b01c40ba1$e6ed2d40$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Rich - how do I do that?
>> Marcella
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Boot into safe mode and then delete it.
>> >
>> >Rich
>> >
>> >
>> >"marcella" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> in message
>> >news:b74601c40b9f$82c460b0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> A file called hot_kiss.exe has been created in my
>> Windows
>> >> directory. It also places a shortcut on the
desktop.
>> >> The shortcut can be deleted but keeps coming back.
The
>> >> exe file cannot be deleted - says it is being used
by
>> >> another programme. I've tried renaming it, making
it
>> >> read only but still cannot be deleted.
>> >>
>> >> Would appreciate help on this. Thanks.
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>



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