undeletable file!

Not sure where to post this as i dont know what it is, i suspect some virus or worm!I recently dloaded an avi file from a p2p(soulseek).It wouldnt play but it wont delete,just says 'CANNOT DELETE,USED BY ANOTHER PERSON/PROGRAM,CLOSE ANY PROGRAM &TRY AGAIN' !it just slows everything down.even to open a folder takes a lot longer than it should and i have to reboot.I have norton antivirused the file,i have used spybot-seek and destroy and also Hijack this....but i cant find anything!
i can supply a HijackThis LOGFILE if anyone could help me or point me in the right direction...all help will be appreciated as this is DOING MY HEAD IN!
thanks a lot people

 

Hi jaydev.

Welcome to Wlders.

Did u try to delete the file in Safe Mode?

Here's how if u are not sure,

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2001052409420406

If this doesn't work, it would be a good idea to post a HijackThis log.

This must be done in the Hijack cleaning forums though.



snowbound

 

sorry i forgot to mention that it wouldnt delete in safe mode either!i will take your advice and post in the hijack room..thanks a lot

 

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Thinking of the APT (advanced process termination)
or the delLater

if the file doesn't want to be closed (running process) via task manager or other

Which reminds me, can't you get rid of it via the command line either?
Would it be helpful to look with this CmdLine thingy, showing all the parameters etc of the process?
http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=console-cmdline so at least you can locate it better?

 

tried dellater but i couldnt get it to work properly,FILE NOT FOUND...how do i delete it from the command line??

 

Put DelLater in the root, C:, for easy path access.
All you have to do is get a command prompt at C:\ > and type in dellater.exe<space>Driveletter\Folderpath\fullfilenamewithextension, and hit Enter, to get the popup confirmation.
Then reboot.


Now i hope the file is not hidden in DOS?

I jsut see an experienced user comment telling it could be better to move dellater to windows\system32 for XP to recognise it. Strange, but worth a try.

 

Hi again jaydev,

I just noticed in your HijackThis thread that u posted your Startup List.

https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=40614

U need to post a HijackThis log.


snowbound

 

Hello,

Run REGEDIT : go to HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}\InProcServer32 and delete it

Known bug

Reboot and now you will be able to delete your file

Regards,

 

joosk, i tried the dellater but it just pops up cant find the file,also from system32 like you suggested...here is the command line i typed from c:\

dellater.exe f:\soul seek\farenheit 911 michael moore.avi.avi

nothing wrong with it freom what i can see


oops , here is my hijackthis.log also

 

U need to post it in the hijack cleaning forum, in your other thread.

It will get the attention it needs over there.



snowbound

 

First follow Snowbound's and Jack's advices, and make sure all files are visible.
Think Snowbound wouls like you to paste that HJT log in your next posting (visible online) in the HJT forum.

Let's come back on the dellater thing later when Snowbound/Jack saved your life first!


Sorry Snowbound for posting at the same time

 

Try this programme Dr. Delete:

http://www.docsdownloads.com/dr-delete.htm

 

From Can't delete or move avi and video files

Also, some folks have reported succes following this advice:

From Unable to Delete AVI Files in Windows XP?:

Click Start>Run, type REGEDIT and click Ok. Then make your way to this InProcServer32 key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >SOFTWARE >Classes > CLSID > {87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}> InProcServer32

Right click the InProcServer32 key and choose Delete. And that's all there is to it. This will prevent Windows from loading shmedia.dll when you work with video files and thus you should no longer have problems deleting or moving any video files. Also if you have a video file you can't delete now, deleting this key will allow you to do so. If not, log out and log in again to delete the file.

Good luck,

 

thanks Jack, you are a star , now the avi has been deleted.Thanks for your time replying

 

thanks for the in depth explanation tony,i understand how and why now...thannks for your time , appreciated

 

Congratulations! sounds good.
And keep the other files handy --for possible other occasions of other file types etc.