I cant delete 2 files that I think are viruses. I clicked delete. I tried to cut and paste them to Recycle Bin

Question

its not helping How do I remove them

Answer 1

right -click on the file
properties
uncheck read-only or hidden...delete now
get avg free anti-virus and anti-spyware from grisoft.com
version 7-5
scan your system
place all risks in quarantine
if you cannot delete ,
placing in quarantine ensures thst they do not affect your pc
they remain dormant
or get windows defender from microsoft.com
or try aol .com
avg should work in most cases



season's greetings

Answer 2

Reboot your pc....as it is booting up...press f8 to enter safemode. Find the files in safe mode and right click on the file. Select properties from the list. Click on the securities tabs. Look for a check box to disable inherited rights (it may be under an advanced tab...it been awhile since I have had to do this...so I forget) You must turn off the inherited rights of the file from the system. Then you should be able to delete the file.

Answer 3

You can't delete them for 2 reasons :

They are part of windows files and they might be vital windows files infected. XP will prevent you from deleting such files.

Second reason . The virus or trojan might not be deletable if you are connected to the internet. So disconnec from the net then try to delete them.

But I will surely let the antivirus do the job.

My recommendation :

Disconnect from the net to avoud duplication issues with the infected files .

Then run your antivirus : AVG Free & The Cleaner 4.1(1 month free trial)

Good luck,

Email me if you have more issue,

Joe.

Answer 4

The obvious answer is to use an antivirus software program to delete them. There are several good free antivirus programs, Antivir, Avast and AVG being the most popular. You can download all of them from: http://www.filehippo.com/software/antivirus/

If you are new to antivirus programs, try AVG. It is free for personal and non commercial use. Install AVG and update it. Afterwards, scan your computer and quarantine any suspicious files.

Answer 5

Did your Antivirus program say they are viruses? Run your antivirus program and be sure to be up to date, run it again in soft mode. IF there is viruses they detect...they sould remove it. I can't figure how to delete a virus from a file in the manner you spoke. If you have a spyware problem, run Antispyware.

Answer 6

make confident your logged on as administrator first of all, dont receive torrents because they only fail. and have a glance at restarting or waiting slightly previously you try deleting it. If that doesnt artwork make confident it isnt operating on your history so ctrl alt delete it and end the pastime

Answer 7

the only way to get rid of a virus, is to use an Anti-virus program, such as AVG free found at http://www.grisoft.com, It's a totally free program that is very good

Answer 8

I just had this same problem, move the files to a temp directory,
then reboot. this should allow you to delete them.
Good luck

sorry used the wrong term earlier

Answer 9

try to rename them than delete

Answer 10

erm, use an antivirus programme.