Clicking retry to remove the attribute doesn't work.
Clicking retry to remove the attribute doesn't work.
I uninstalled Sypbot and rebooted.
Computer was disconnected from network and internet during reboot.
Using Windows Explorer to see if Spybot directory was deleted before a re-install. It wasn't. The only file in the folder was TeaTimer.exe.
Attempting to delete the folder and error message came up.
Cannot delete SpybotSD.exe:Access is denied.
Make sure the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file is not currently in use.
Checking in TaskManager & Process Explorer, SpybotSD.exe is not running.
The file SpybotSD.exe is in the Spybot Directory.
Its attribute are archive, system & read-only.
Unable to change attribute.
Message says 'Not resetting system file', when I try to change the 'system' attribute. Similar for changing the other attributes.
Tried to force the deletion using the 'Del /F' switch, but to no avail.
Unable to change to the directory.
Also unable to delete directory.
Never seen anything like this before.
Is this attack against Spybot or against Spybot because it was the sypware installed on the computer?
Is there a deletion program that will delete a file regardless of attributes?
Let me know what files/folders are there (including the full path) and I'll give you a script to run to remove them.Originally Posted by FlaCajun
File
c:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\SpybotSD.exe
Directory
c:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy\
Both directory and file attibutes couldn't be changed.
A message was only given for the exe file.
At the DOS prompt, I was unable to change directories to c:\Program Files\Spybot - Search & Destroy
I could change to 'C:\Program Files', but that was it.
Holy Sh..
Just installed McAfee and during the subsequent install reboot,
I am at a start-up screen, getting a DOS like prompt,
'DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER.'
What is going on?
Pulled the power cord & now it boots up.
McAfee is scanning the PC as part of its final install process.
McAfee installed and doing a full scan.
This will take several hours probably.
That's a potential hardware issue. After all is said and done here (if we ever get to that point), you should run some diagnostics on your drive(s). At the minimum run chkdsk on them.
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