Cannot delete an exe file

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SusanC

I cannot delete this file: c:\Program
Files\RBEnhance\rbenh.exe I get an 'Access Denied'
message. I tried removing any attributes but there are
not set. Also, Norton identified this file as a potential
threat. There was a similar directory that I was able to
remove. Anyone else run into this problem?
 
That's adware, scumware, whatever you want to call it.

It may not allow you to remove it bacause it is loaded
into memory. You could try SAFE mode with command prompt
and see if you can erase it from there. If your hard
drive is formatted FAT32 you could boot off of a Win98
boot disk and easily erase it (which is one of the reasons
I use FAT32 on my boot drive). You could run Task Manager
(ctrl-alt-del) and if it shows up as a process, terminate
it and then try to erase it...

Keep your anti-virus up to date. Run the Windows Critical
Updates. Obtain and run (and update) anti-spyware
programs like SpyBot AND (not or) AdAware.

Good Luck !
 
Your answer sounds neat. Just how would you go about deleting a file using a
Win 98 boot disk in XP?
Don
 
You could also drop down to a CMD (DOS) prompt and delete it
with the DEL command. CMD /? will get you loads of info on
the command line.
 
Thanks a bunch! I pulled up Task Manager and sure enough
it was running as a process. I ended the process and was
then able to delete the file and remove the directory.
Thanks again for the info and help!!
 
Susan, You got this as a drive by or you downloaded it unwittingly.
Some advice. :-)

First.
Right click the IE icon | Properties | Advanced tab |
Make sure both of these are NOT checked.

 Enable Install On Demand (Internet Explorer)
[[Specifies to automatically download and install Internet Explorer
components if a Web page needs them in order to display the page properly or
perform a particular task.]]
 Enable Install On Demand (Other)
[[Specifies to automatically download and install Web components if a Web
page needs them in order to display the page properly or perform a
particular task.]]

Apply | OK
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Second.
It is known as Scumware. Visit these sites. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are really good.
Download, install, run, update and run again; one or all. They are all
good, FREE utilities.
The first site gives some recommendations.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php?cat=all#s-p

1) Spybot S & D
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?lang=en&page=download
or
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads31.html

2) SpywareBlaster
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever
being installed.
The most important step you can take is to secure your system. And
SpywareBlaster is the most powerful protection program available.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

3) HijackThis (some other stuff that may be of interest also)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

4) CWShredder direct download:
http://216.180.233.163/~merijn/files/CWShredder.exe

4½) CWShredder
http://majorgeeks.com/download4086.html

5) Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner v1.13
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html?source=appvisit

6) ToolbarCop
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm

7) AdAware
http://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
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Additional information & instructions.
A wealth of information here, boys and girls.

THE PARASITE FIGHT QUICK FIX PROTOCOL
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

THE PARASITE FIGHT
Finding, Removing & Protecting Yourself From Scumware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm

Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;827315#appliesto

Spyware and Deceptive Software
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/twc/privacy/spyware.mspx?gssnb=1

What you should know about spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spyware.asp
 
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