I have a corrrupted .exe file imitating systray.exe

[ken124578]

Translation:

Error whole removing the file

Couldn't remove kill pokemon[1][1]: acces denied.

Check if the disc is full or protected or if the file is in use.

I can't turn it off either.

How can i delete it?

[Nyarlathotep]

This is why I hate programs like Kazaa, they always seem to screw things up. Anyways, are you able to uninstall Kazaa to see if the problem dissapears ?

[ken124578]

Killpokemon.exe is still there. :-

[Nyarlathotep]

Have you tried using a reg cleaner ? Ther might still be stuff left in the registry..

[ken124578]

My computer >> configuration screen >> software >> delete: (name) ?

[Andrew]

You could search your registry without a reg cleaner looking for this pokeman phrase and delete it. Although it could be hazardous doing it that way.

Run: regedit

[ken124578]

It's not there.

[anklbter8]

http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/3140.html

http://virus-scan-software.com/latest-virus-software/latest-viruses/w32spear-c-worm.shtml

http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/2208.html

I thought these might help. Something you might want to keep your eye on anyway.

[Nyarlathotep]

http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/3140.html

http://virus-scan-software.com/latest-virus-software/latest-viruses/w32spear-c-worm.shtml

http://www.computing.net/security/wwwboard/forum/2208.html

I thought these might help. Something you might want to keep your eye on anyway.

You seem to have found the issue...

[ken124578]

Actually, it's none of those... nothing is deleted and it was run several times by accident. (those weren't my faults)

[anklbter8]

Well I tried anyway. :)

[Cyborg]

if you want to remove the file, that is pretty easy.

First of all:

If you, from the taskmanager, try to close the file. Does it immediately start running again?

Or if you manage to close it and it stays closed, and you even manage to delete it. Does it pop up again soon?

Well, in either case:

Look for the oldest trick in the book...

go to your windows/system(windows/system32 for everyone using windows 2k or windows xp) and look for files with odd icons(like a bear, a heart, or something out of the ordinary)

If there are any, try deleting them.

If the folder is empty, there may only be this file.

To delete the file, download regcleaner.

Install it, run it, and click on the "startup list" tab.

Look for files with strange names.

Delete all of the strange files included the problem file from the startup list.

If you don't know which files are strange, give me a screenshot or a list of the files in your startup list. I should easily recognize which ones are "good files".

After this is done, restart your computer.

Delete that file.

Voila.

I hope that may solve your problem.

It usually solves all of my virus problems.

[gryphon]

if it still hasn't brought you any solutions, you could check the file permissionsof the file. See if you have acces rights to it and if it's not read-only

Mayby create a new user account with admin rights and try to delete it from that account.

[ if you are using Win2K or WinXP ] sorry, didn't looked carefully at the screenshot. It's Win98 isn't it ?

Try Duneguy's idee of renaming it mentioned below. ..

[Duneguy]

alright here are a few things to try, jsut skimmed earlier things, alright go to start.run and type in MSCONFIG, a screen will pop-up first thig first go to the very far right tab startup, locate the file thats causing the problems and disable that, in case its there, we dont want it starting up when we start windows.next thing go left one tab and check services and check there. virii are tricky beasts. get back to em if its in there. if it was and you disabled it, then restart windows, and if everythign starts ok, go to the location of the file, dont left click on it, but right click and try changing the properties. the shoudl work. if u can do that and it will delete there you go. another thing to try that sometimes works is rename it to another file type like ahjasjfh.askdfsdjkf sometimes works.. just some things to try

[ken124578]

alright here are a few things to try, jsut skimmed earlier things, alright go to start.run and type in MSCONFIG, a screen will pop-up first thig first go to the very far right tab startup, locate the file thats causing the problems and disable that, in case its there, we dont want it starting up when we start windows.next thing go left one tab and check services and check there. virii are tricky beasts. get back to em if its in there. if it was and you disabled it, then restart windows, and if everythign starts ok, go to the location of the file, dont left click on it, but right click and try changing the properties. the shoudl work. if u can do that and it will delete there you go. another thing to try that sometimes works is rename it to another file type like ahjasjfh.askdfsdjkf sometimes works.. just some things to try

I already tried both.

Cyborg: i have alot of things in my windows32 folder, what should be in there?

[Cyborg]

I already tried both.

Cyborg: i have alot of things in my windows32 folder, what should be in there?

List up the files with icons.

There are many files there, but quite few with icons.

I should easily be able to recognize virus files.

[Apollyon]

They'll probably be called random lettered names. Also check in your win.ini for anything that is being called to startup when it shouldn't be.