The Undeletable File.

[Wild Weasel]

This file was downloaded off of limewire (totally not my machine, I'm not stupid enough to do dumb shit like this). The file is a .jpg and has a porno name (this is why the guy I'm trying to help wants to get rid of it, so his gf doesn't find it)


This is what I have tried:

Delete (regularly)
Tried going into the properties, but the file does not give that option
Going into the command prompt and deleting that way
Going into the command prompt, shutting down explorer, and deleting that way
Restarting the system and deleting the file before everything could boot up
Going into safe mode and deleting that way, and then trying all the command prompt steps

I've also checked the windows task manager to see if this file was running any odd ball programs. So I checked every application that was running on Google and nothing was a spy ware app. We ran a full Norton system scan, as well as a Ad-aware scan, and a CCleaner scan.

Then I broke out the Knoppix cd and tried that (with my limited knowledge of linux). But apparently I didn't have permission to delete it (I was logged in as Root). Deleting it regularly, going into the console, nothing worked.


Do you guys have any suggestions? We're down to the last option of trying to save his machine but he's temped just to back everything up and re-install Windows.

 

[leSLIe]

u have to use a program known as Unlocker
http://unlocker.softonic.de/

and get yourself some decent Anti-spyware software too

 

[Wild Weasel]

Thanks leSLIe, I'll fire this off to the guy

I also forgot to mention that when we tried to delete it, NOTHING happens. No error message(this file is being used by a....), or bell ding, or anything.