fake kazaa file was porn and now i cant even delete it...

[ryan3dfan]

i was trying to download a pearl jam song and it was a fake file which was some sort of porn thing. but it won't let me delete it or anything. i hate ****** who think this kind of stuff is funny...

Edited for offensive language. BB

 

[ryan3dfan]

can anyone help me out? btw sorry for the offensive language in the first post, im just mad.

 

[DrMetallica]

are you sure it wasn't a fake porn file that turned out to be a pearl jam song? because that would make me mad.

 

[Tabula Rasa]

Why cant you delete it (dose it say "oter appcations are using this file")?

 

[Octopus]

use the Safe Mode..then you can delete it easily.

 

[BlazinX]

Reboot, dont start Kazaa, then delete it.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

If that does not work try this:

Deleting files - Access Denied Error

Explorer.exe in XP has a bad habit of wanting to hang on to files, even when you have finished using them - therefore when you try to delete the file, XP will say "Access Denied".
This error occurs more often when working with media files - mp3, avi, mpeg etc.
TIP:
Close all open applications.
Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory with the offending files.
Then open the Task Manager and click on the Processes tab. select "explorer.exe" under Image Name. Click "End Process".
That will leave you with only the command prompt and the task manager running.
Now at the Command Prompt, its time to delete the file(s). Using the DEL command. Example c:>\movies\DEL movie.avi
Now the files are deleted, go to the task manager and click on the Applications tab. Click the "New Task" button. in the dialog, type explorer.exe and click OK.

 

[sturmsj19]

cant you just go on kazaa and go under you media and delete it from there?

 

[ryan3dfan]

ok sorry i didn't give enough detail. see when i right click on the file it doesn't even give me the option to delete. its like those system programs like my computer that you can't move or delete but you can make shortcuts to them. and also the filename is one of those super long spam ones so that it will come up in a ton of different searches. so when i try to do that DEL command its so long that i can just fit it in the command prompt but then there is no room for the DEL part.

 

[luish]

from my XP-erience in my computer it was a Klez Worm, the answer was to go into start -> run = cmd, go to the directory and delete the file.

 

[ryan3dfan]

could you explain to me how i use that prompt to get into that directory and delete the file. i tried just simply typing in the directory but i obviously have no clue what im doing because it keeps giving me bad command messages.

 

[Geffy]

to get to a directory type cd foldername

another question can you shift the location of the file. Then you could put it in a folder of its own and just delete the folder using

DELTREE

 

[Scottish]

what gets to me is when on earth someone would want Kazaa on there system

 

[chastity]

Originally posted by Scottish
what gets to me is when on earth someone would want Kazaa on there system

I agree with ya Scottish

 

[Scottish]

Winmx all the way

 

[chastity]

Originally posted by Scottish
Winmx all the way

 

[dijital]

Originally posted by Scottish
what gets to me is when on earth someone would want Kazaa on there system

agreed. never used kazaa and i never will. to hell with all spyware.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Using the command prompt:

1/ Open it up.
2/ Looks like this
C:\Documents and Settings\User Name>
3/ Type cd C:\ (enter)
Looks like this
C:\>
4/Assuming the files are in program files
Type cd Progra~1 (enter)
Looks like this
C:\Progra~1>
5/ Use the cd command on each folder till you get to the one
containing the files for removal.
6/ Follow the instructions from above.

Of course you are going to have to know the abbreviations for the folders that the command prompt uses. I use a small program called MaxDI which is attached. Put it into youe windows folder.
When at the command prompt you get here
C:\
type di
C:\di (enter)
This will show you easily where you need to use the cd command. Remember, one folder at a time.

ps If you have the kazaa virus then it is a different story.

 

[ryan3dfan]

for one i use kazaa lite because i hate the spyware. i also use winmx. anyways ill give that command stuff a shot. thanks. if its a virus will virus detection software recognize it?

 

[LiteOrb]

Klez virus removal tool

http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_pcc.asp
http://www.antivirus.com/pc-cillin/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_BENJAMIN.A
pc cillin do a free online scan called housecall
link is set for UK.for others go to homepage to start

best of luck