Re: Deleting temp files
- From: "Katie" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:26:45 +0100
Ooops and sorry ...thanks so much.
"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Katie" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> Hi, please can some one offer some advice?
>> 2 days ago I opened a downloaded quick time movie but it didnt play so
>> when i clicked the play icon i had lots of pop ups which directed me to a
>> website which said
>> THIS WEBSPACE HAS BEEN SUSPENDED DUE TO NON PAYMENT!.
>> It gave the name of the www. to get the site online. "control dot
>> streameline dot net" and because I had a web page open at that time now
>> each time i go to that web page it says the same thing. I know there is
>> nothing wrong with the real website as I have another pc and it is ok on
>> there. Also the websites address doesnt change as if it is redirected.
>> So i have done virus scans, and adaware scans, (I also had my firewall on
>> and pop up blocker on too) but nothing found anything except for one
>> online scan which said I had an unknown Trojan in
>> "C:\Documents and Settings\chrissy\local settings\temp\autorun.exe"
>> "C:\Documents and Settings\chrissy\local settings\temp\autorungui.dll"
>> But the online scan wont remove it. So I remembered that on my other pc
>> Windows ME i could delete the temp contents without causing problems.
>> However now this laptop is XP and the Temp folder is quite different. In
>> it i have seen lots of other folders and things that look like they are
>> not meant to be deleted.
>> Can I safely delete the Temp folder in XP? I did a search for the files
>> that the online scan found and my search on my laptop couldnt find it at
>> all.
>> Is it possible for me to edit the registry to detach the trojan from this
>> web site? Can some one tell me how to do that please? I really need
>> access to the website on this laptop.
>> Please can any one offer me any help?
>> Thanks so much in advance.
>> Chris
>>
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