RE: adware delete? in use?

RE: adware delete? in use?

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RE: adware delete? in use? santiago santan 01-12-2006
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?c2FudGlhZ28gc2FudGFu on January 12, 2006, 10:47 am
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Have you tried deletin in safe mode

"rserrag" wrote:

> Norton scan discovered 3 adware 'TV Media' files. Norton delete failed. Ive
> located the files but when I try and delete them I get a response that 'the
> program may be in use, access denied unable to delete'. They are now sitting
> in my recycle bin but I cant get rid of them....any assistance would be
> greatly appreciated.

Posted by Malke on January 12, 2006, 12:16 pm
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santiago santana wrote:

> Have you tried deletin in safe mode
>
> "rserrag" wrote:
>
>> Norton scan discovered 3 adware 'TV Media' files. Norton delete
>> failed. Ive located the files but when I try and delete them I get a
>> response that 'the program may be in use, access denied unable to
>> delete'. They are now sitting in my recycle bin but I cant get rid of
>> them....any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

To remove TVMedia (and if you have this fairly old malware, you probably
have more), go through these removal steps systematically:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

And as Mr. Santana pointed out, you will need to do the scans in Safe
Mode. Instructions how to do that are at the link above.

Malke
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