thanks for the info ----- Original Message ----- From: "EddieB" <fasteddieb216@xxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:17 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Help with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware locking up...... > Arty, He didn't actually shorten the path to the recycle bin. What he > did > was not type in the whole path into the email. In other words, he typed > in > "C:\Recycler\S-1-5\" when it was really at something like > "C:\Recycler\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxx-yyyyyyyyy-zzzzzzzzzz-uuuu\" with numbers > in > place of the x, y, z, and u letters. > > Ed > > -----Original Message----- > From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Arty Fogel > Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 3:04 PM > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Help with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware locking > up...... > > hi, how do you shorten the path to the recycle bin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rudy" <rudylopeznc@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 4:54 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Help with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware locking > up...... > > >> Thanks Eddie and you are correct, it is the recycle bin and I shortened >> the >> path to it. I had deleted the recycle bin and I only log into this system >> from non Administrator privileges but I will try again. If it locks up as >> I >> fully uninstalled the app and used regedit to clean the remaining files. >> If >> it does freeze up I will take note of the file and log in as >> administrator. >> I doubt it is a virus but it may well be, thanks much and I'll report >> back...... >> Rudy >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "EddieB" <fasteddieb216@xxxxxxxxx> >> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 9:50 PM >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Help with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware locking >> up...... >> >> >>> Well first of all, I'm hoping that you abbreviated the path, because it >>> should be more like >>> "C:\Recycler\S-1-5-21-xxxxxxxxx-yyyyyyyyy-zzzzzzzzzz-uuuu\" where uuuu >>> is >>> either 500 for administrator or 1001 or higher for regular user. This >>> is >>> the Recycle Bin, but you would have to empty the recycle bin from the >>> user >>> account that the file was deleted from. Maybe the file was deleted from >>> the >>> Administrator account, which you would need to log into the >>> Administrator >>> account in order to empty it from the Recycle Bin. If that fails, then >>> you >>> should be able to delete it using HijackThis. I hope you have some kind >>> of >>> Boot DVD with recovery utilities on it handy (like Hiren's). Sometimes >>> getting rid of a virus makes your PC unbootable (especially the hard to >>> remove viruses). >>> >>> If you still can't delete it, then I would suspect an active virus is to >>> blame (probably a rootkit). >>> >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 6499 (20110927) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------- >> Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and >> everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe or modify your email settings: >> //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk >> OR >> To subscribe to the mailing list, send an email to >> pctechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "subscribe" in the Subject. 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