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grok

(550 posts)
10. it appears you only partially removed it
Sun Jun 24, 2012, 04:11 PM
Jun 2012

This can sometimes happen when

A. when you uninstall, the process in question was not terminated and locked the file so it it could not be removed while the process was still running. viruses commonly do this but so do some applications

AND/OR

B: the uninstall procedure failed to remove the RUN/STARTUP registry entry for it.

You *might* use regedit to remove mention of it in the registry(simple BUT be sure you know what your doing)

When *I* i have to deal with an ornery virus that won;t die, I generally locate the virus file FIRST, boot up a LIVECD copy of ubuntu, make a directory called BAD,move the virus into it, make a directory in the same location of the virus with the exact same filename(and extension) and reboot windows. Then deal with the (file not found popup) consequences.

You could try... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jun 2012 #1
Best answer I could find Go Vols Jun 2012 #2
Actually the post you offer as a citation was the post that got me truedelphi Jun 2012 #3
Autoruns for Windows: Disabling an unwanted process is as simple as unchecking the box next to it. Earth Bound Misfit Jun 2012 #4
Thank you for that information and the link. truedelphi Jun 2012 #7
(((Blushes))) Earth Bound Misfit Jun 2012 #8
Will let you know how it turns out once truedelphi Jun 2012 #9
Mysteryware - TGCMD.EXE douglas9 Jun 2012 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author Earth Bound Misfit Jun 2012 #6
it appears you only partially removed it grok Jun 2012 #10
This file will NOT move. truedelphi Jun 2012 #11
That's where the live CD part comes in jeff47 Jun 2012 #12
Also, I am hoping I don't have to use the reg edit truedelphi Jun 2012 #13
the regedit issue... grok Jun 2012 #14
Revo uninstaller Go Vols Jul 2012 #15
Thank you, go vols. n/t truedelphi Jul 2012 #16
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