Hi John > A0006734.EXE=wise0038 is lurking in my system folder (write protected) > on my D: drive. There is a lot of stuff on this drive, so I'm reluctant > to format it. Bitdefender was unable to remove due to the protection. > > Obviously one solution would be to format the drive and start again. Has > anyone got smarter less destructive ones? download and run the best file unlocker: http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/ Sounds like BitDefender is not a very good program. I'd disable it and run a scan with Avira because it will no doubt be able to get rid of your infection and other malware BitDefender doesn't even recognise. You can download it from here: http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/AntiVir-Personal-Edition-Download-6527.html Avast will probably also be able to get rid of your infection, but it normally finds less malware than Avira: http://www.avast.com/eng/download-avast-home.html -- -------list-services-below----------- Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.