Re: Deleting temp files

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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

Boot into Safe Mode and delete the contents of
C:\Documents and Settings\chrissy\local settings\temp

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