Can't remove files/folders on HD left by hacker

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P. Graff

It's a common practice (happened to me twice) for hacker
to leave folders named after O/S reserved words like
COM1, LPT1, etc. and I've seen the MS Tech Net on using
DOS prompt to remove these:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q
120/7/16.ASP&NoWebContent=1

However, the root folders left by this latest hacker are
named using some goofy characters (high order ASCII, I
suspect) that appear as spaces (like ASCII 255), though I
can't be sure. I mean, I can't CHDIR past the root
folder to where the COM1, LPT1 folders are so I can
attempt the removal using DOS.

I can reformat this drive, but what a pain. Any ideas?
Oh, I tried using metacharacters like * or ?
and it doesn't help.

Thanks.
 
From a command prompt try;

del \\.\Drive:\directory\filename
(Note: the period between \\ and \)

Also

dir /x
and try deleting them using their 8.3 short names.
 
This is not intended as a flame...

It would be to your benefit to get some kind of firewall solution if you do not already have one.

Pete Choppin, MCP
http://www.websolutionpro

----- P. Graff wrote: -----

It's a common practice (happened to me twice) for hacker
to leave folders named after O/S reserved words like
COM1, LPT1, etc. and I've seen the MS Tech Net on using
DOS prompt to remove these:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q
120/7/16.ASP&NoWebContent=1

However, the root folders left by this latest hacker are
named using some goofy characters (high order ASCII, I
suspect) that appear as spaces (like ASCII 255), though I
can't be sure. I mean, I can't CHDIR past the root
folder to where the COM1, LPT1 folders are so I can
attempt the removal using DOS.

I can reformat this drive, but what a pain. Any ideas?
Oh, I tried using metacharacters like * or ?
and it doesn't help.

Thanks.
 
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