Re: File Locking

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No virus was found...any other ideas? Can you tell anything fromwhat I
posted below?

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 05:36:46 -0800, Malke <notreally@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>wagon@xxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> AGGH!!!!
>> 
>> At random intervals during the day all my files on my computer become
>> "file locked" and can not be over written or save under there own name
>> (they need to be renamed).
>> 
>> I ran Who Lock Me? and get the following:
>> 
>> Locker Name   PID     Opened File     Handle  Domain  User    Locker
>> Full Path
>> 
>> System        0x0004 (4)      C:\My Documentst\Book1.xls      0x1154  NT
>> AUTHORITY     SYSTEM
>> 
>> System        0x0004 (4)      C:\My Documentst\Book1.xls      0x115C  NT
>> AUTHORITY     SYSTEM
>> 
>> System        0x0004 (4)      C:\My Documentst\Book1.xls      0x1164  NT
>> AUTHORITY     SYSTEM
>> 
>> It can occur on any type of file as well as program files etc
>> 
>> When I reboot it works fine for a while and then occurs.  No one else
>> is using these files.!!!! IS it a virus?, Spyware? Worm Or do i have
>> an XP setting screwed up.
>> 
>
>There is no way for us to tell if your computer is infected with viruses
>and/or malware. Only you can do that. If you don't have a current
>version (not earlier than 2005) antivirus installed, start by scanning
>in Safe Mode with either Sysclean or David Lipman's Multi-AV:
>
>http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#TrendMicros_Sysclean
>http://www.ik-cs.com/multi-av.htm - how to use Dave Lipman's Multi-AV
>http://www.ik-cs.com/programs/virtools/Multi_AV.exe - Multi-AV download
>
>After the initial scan with one of those tools, get a full-featured av,
>install it, update it, and do a thorough scan in Safe Mode.
>
>After scanning for viruses, continue scanning in Safe Mode for non-viral
>malware per:
>http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
>
>Malke

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