RE: Programs that won't delete, quarantine, or clean after McAfee scan
From: MAP (MAP_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/29/04
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:09:05 -0700
"Kate" wrote:
> I did a virus scan and deleted all of the unwanted programs that
> somehow installed themselves on my computer, but there are three that
> just won't go away. They can't be deleted manually because the
> message says they are in use. They create popups every time I try to
> browse with Explorer and it stops me dead in my tracks, because when I
> close them it also closes whatever page I happen to be on and I have
> to start all over.
>
> My question is; How can I start Windows XP in a mode similar to dos
> (I'm told XP doesn't have dos) so that these programs aren't running
> by the time I get to them?
>
> I thought maybe if I booted in dos mode, went to the directory where
> the programs are, and deleted them in dos mode, then rebooted into
> Windows they would be gone.
>
> Thanks for reading and for any ideas.
>
Start your computer in "safe mode" and rerun the scan.
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001052409420406?OpenDocument&src=sec_doc_nam
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