Big Problem with corrupt folder...please help

[Summmer]

Straight to the pt. I have a :dead: corrupt folder:dead: ...It was my shared folder I used with limewire and I belive my hubby downloaded something bad that has corruted the entire folder...it's been corrput for mths now but it's really starting to bug me because I can't run defrag or some programs on my pc because of this folder....when it's clicked on or accessed in anyway it closes down the program being used...even explorer when I try to delete it, my questions is what can I do to fix and get rid of this folder? I don't know anything about dealing with this kind of situation...thanks for any help:nervous:

Summer

 

[Gus K]

Well more than corrupted you are probably infected. A few online AV scans may be in order.

Try Moveonboot, it may be able to delete it.

http://www.gibinsoft.net/gipoutils/fileutil/index.htm

 

[Summmer]

okay tried that and it closed the moveonboot program when I tried to select the file...I do have avast virus scanner, don't know what else to do, anymore advice?

Summer

 

[Mastershakes]

Run a search for process explorer in Google, it comes from SysInternals. There is likely something holding onto that folder at boot.

Might be wise to start us off with a hijackthis log as well in this thread.

 

[Ben007]

Has anyone come up with the solution to this problem?? I have exactly the same thing and need halp ASAP!!!!! any suggestions?

 

[kcnychief]

Post a HJT log and we can try to assist 😀