Damn viruses...

[acetken]

My stupid, stupid roommate downloaded a file off KaZaa and game us both the LoveLetter virus. I reformatted after backing up my MP3's on his hard drive, then he did the same. My problem is that some of them have been somehow transformed into "system files." They're still MP3's, but they're now hidden and system files! How do I take the system file designation off them?

 

[Lonman]

Delete those that have a 'system file' designation, or at least run them throught a good scan. You can right click on the affected files to change their properties.

 

[Electronic Punk]

Right click and select properties, you should be able to set the file attributes from there.

 

[acetken]

No, it's not that simple. Give me some credit here. The right click menu has hidden checked, but greyed out so I can't use it. When I move it, Windows says "Are you sure you want to move this system file?"

 

[jw50]

Try going here and get the removal tool:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/fix.vbs.loveletter.html

If you dont use norton just go to your anti-virus program web site and download their removal tool. Make sure you follow the directions exactly to ensure complete removal of the virus.